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6 Letter Words for Contra
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Definitions for Contra
[1] against; in opposition or contrast to: Consider the problems of the teenager contra those of the adult.
[2] contrariwise; on or to the contrary.
[3] (often initial capital letter ) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
[4] a prefix meaning “against,” “opposite,” “opposing”: contradistinction, contraindicate.
[5] a prefix meaning “pitched lower than” the voice or instrument specified by the following element: contralto, contrabassoon.
[6] against; contrary; opposing; contrasting contraceptive ; contradistinction
[7] (in music) pitched below contrabass
Words related to Contra
antithesis, contrary, reversal, inverse, paradox, reverse, obverse, converse, contradiction, counterpart, foil, opposition, antipode, antonym, contrast, about-face, back, underside, regression, bottom
Words nearby Contra
contour line, contour map, contour ploughing, contour sheet, contr., contra, contra-, contra-aperture, contra-guide rudder, contraband, contraband of war
Origin of Contra
-2< Italian < Latin; see contra-1, counterpoint
Word origin for Contra
-from Latin, from contrā against
Synonyms for Contra
about-face, again, backwards, contrarily, contrariwise, contrary, conversely, far from it, in reverse, inversely, mutatis mutandis, on the contrary, oppositely, reversed, the opposite way, the other way around, turn about, upside down