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Showing words for CONTRARINESS using the English dictionary

12 Letter Words for Contrariness

constrainers, contrariness

11 Letter Words for Contrariness

carrotiness, cartonniers, constrainer, sanctioners

10 Letter Words for Contrariness

assertoric, cannisters, cartonnier, cinerators, constrains, containers, contraries, crenations, croissante, intercross, irresonant, narcotines, nonerratic, resanction, resnatrons, sanctioner, scranniest, serrations, transonics, transsonic

9 Letter Words for Contrariness

actioners, ancestors, anointers, anoretics, anteriors, anticness, arnoseris, arsonites, ascension, assertion, atroscine, canisters, cannister, canoeists, canonists, canonries, cantiness, carnosine, carrotins, castories, censorian, certosina, cessation, cinerator, connarite, constrain, container, contraire, corniness, cornrents, cotarnine, creations, crenation, croissant, crostarie, enactions, estonians, incensors, incessant, insnarers, instances, narcotine, naricorns, nestorian, noncrises, nonracist, nonsatire, nonsister, oratrices, ostracine, reactions, reanoints, resnatron, resonants, resorcins, restrains, rosinante, rosinates, sanctions, sarconets, sarcosine, scarriest, scenarios, scenarist, scrannier, secration, senoritas, sensation, serration, sonancies, sonicates, sortances, stercorin, strainers, tarriness, transires, transonic, tricornes, tricosane

8 Letter Words for Contrariness

aconites, acroters, actinons, actioner, actiones, ancestor, ancients, anerotic, anestric, anointer, anoretic, anterior, anticorn, antrorse, arcsines, arsenics, arsonist, arsonite, artiness, ascensor, assentor, assiento, assorter, asterion, astonies, canister, canniest, canoeist, canoness, canonist, canotier, cantions, cantoner, cantoris, carniest, carnosin, carotins, carreton, carrions, carrotin, carstone, cartoner, caserios, castorin, castries, cenation, cerasins, ceratins, ceration, cestrian, cetonian, cetrarin, cineasts, cisterna, cisterns, cistrons, coarsens, coarsest, coassert, coasters, cointers, consents, consters, contains, contessa, contrair, corniest, cornists, cornrent, corsaint, corsairs, cortinas, cossnent, costeans, cotarnin, cotesian, crannies, cransier, crantses, crassier, crateris, creation, creators, crestons, cretoria, crosiers, crossite, crosstie, enaction, enactors, enations, entosarc, entrains, erasions, erratics, essorant, estonian, incensor, incentor, inerrant, inornate, insanest, insectan, insnarer, insnares, instance, interran, intoners, introrse, irascent, ironness, isocrats, nacrites, narceins, narcists, narcoses, narcosis, narcotin, naricorn, nasicorn, nasonite, necation, necrosis, nectarin, noisance, nonaries, noncaste, nonirate, nontrier, nortenas, notaries, noticers, oestrian, onanists, oratress, raciness, raisonne, reaction, reactors, reanoint, reassort, rections, resiants, resistor, resonant, resorcin, restrain, retrains, retsinas, roariest, roasters, roisters, rosaries, rosinate, rotaries, sancties, sanction, santeros, santonic, sarconet, sarcosin, scanners, scansion, scanstor, scantier, scanties, scariest, scariose, scenario, scension, scorners, sections, senators, senorita, sensoria, sericons, serotina, serranos, serratic, snariest, snorters, snortier, sociates, societas, socrates, sonances, sonantic, sonatine, sonicate, sonnetic, sorrance, sorriest, sortance, stainers, stanines, stanners, starnies, starnose, stearins, sternson, storeria, strainer, stranner, tacrines, taniness, tarsiers, tecassir, tensions, ternions, terrains, tersions, trainers, trannies, transire, treasons, tricorne, tricorns

7 Letter Words for Contrariness

acetins, acetoin, acinose, aconine, aconite, acroter, actinon, actions, actress, aeonist, anciens, ancient, anconei, ancones, ancress, anestri, anoints, anserin, anterin, anticor, antoeci, antsier, aorists, arcsine, arcsins, aristos, aroints, arrests, arrises, arsenic, arsines, arsoite, arsonic, arterin, artsier, artsies, ascents, ascites, asiento, associe, asterin, astones, astrier, astrion, astrose, atoners, atonics, atonies, atresic, caisson, caneton, caniest, canines, canions, canners, cannier, canones, canters, cantier, cantino, cantion, cantons, cantors, cariose, carites, carnets, carnier, carnies, carnose, carosse, carotin, carries, carrion, carrots, carters, cartier, cartons, caseins, caserio, caserns, casinet, casinos, cassine, cassite, cassone, cassoni, casters, castors, cations, censors, centiar, cerasin, ceratin, cerosin, cerotin, certain, certosa, cessant, cession, cetonia, cineast, cirrate, cirrose, cistern, cistron, citrean, citrons, coarsen, coarser, coaster, coaters, coiners, cointer, conessi, conines, connate, conners, connies, consarn, consent, consist, conster, contain, contise, contras, coraise, corinne, corneas, cornein, corners, cornets, cornier, cornist, corries, corsair, corsets, corsite, cortian, cortina, cortine, cortins, cosiers, cosines, costars, costean, costers, cotises, cotrine, crasser, craters, cratons, creasot, creator, cresson, creston, cretins, cretion, cretons, crinate, crinose, crisset, cristae, cristas, croises, cronets, cronian, cronies, crosier, crosnes, crosser, earcons, ectasis, enactor, enation, encinas, enosist, ensaint, entasis, entonic, entrain, eranist, erasion, erotica, erotics, errants, erratic, escorts, estonia, estrins, etonian, inaners, inanest, incants, incents, incests, increst, incross, insaner, insecta, insects, inserts, insnare, instars, instore, interns, intoner, intones, intrans, introns, ironers, isocrat, isoster, nacrine, nacrite, nancies, nanosec, narcein, narciss, narcist, narcose, nascent, nasions, nastier, nasties, nations, natrons, nectars, nectron, neossin, nestors, nocents, noetian, noetics, nonarts, noreast, norites, nortena, noseans, nosiest, noticer, notices, oariest, octanes, oecists, onanist, oracies, orantes, orcanet, orceins, orcines, orients, ornater, ornises, orrices, orrises, oscines, ossetic, osteria, otaries, otarine, raciest, racists, raisers, raisons, rancors, ranters, rasters, ratines, rations, reactor, reasons, recants, recasts, recoast, recoats, recoins, recross, rection, rectors, rescans, resiant, resorts, ressort, restain, retains, retinas, retrain, retsina, ricasso, rinsers, rioters, risorse, ristras, roaster, rociest, roister, roriest, rosaces, roscian, rosetan, rosiers, rosiest, rossite, rosters, sacrist, sairest, sannies, santero, santirs, santons, sarcine, sarnies, saronic, sarsnet, sartors, satires, satoris, scanner, scanter, scarers, scarier, scarres, scenist, scorers, scoriae, scorner, scorser, scoters, scotias, scrines, seatron, secants, section, sectors, seitans, senator, sencion, seniors, sennits, senoras, sension, seorita, sericon, serrano, serrans, serrati, sertion, sestina, siennas, sierran, sierras, sinners, sinnets, sinters, sircars, sistern, snarers, snarier, snorers, snorter, soarers, sociate, soiraes, sonance, sonants, soneris, sonnets, sonnies, sonsier, sonties, sorance, sorites, sornare, sornari, sorners, sorries, sorters, sorties, sosatie, stainer, stances, stanine, stanner, stannic, starers, starnie, stearic, stearin, stenion, sterics, sternna, stirras, stirres, stonern, stoners, stonier, stonies, stonnes, storers, storier, stories, strains, strines, tacrine, tanners, tanrecs, tansies, tarries, tarsier, tension, tensons, tensors, tercios, ternion, terrain, tersion, tierras, tinners, tirasse, tisanes, tocsins, tonners, tornesi, torrens, tossier, tracers, trainer, trances, trannie, transes, treason, tresson, trianon, tricars, tricorn, trioecs, triones, trioses, trocars

6 Letter Words for Contrariness

acerin, acetin, acinos, acoine, aconin, acorns, acrite, acrons, acrose, across, actine, actins, action, actons, actors, aeonic, airers, airest, ancien, ancone, anenst, anesis, anetic, anions, anises, anitos, annect, annist, annite, anoine, anoint, anteri, antics, antres, antrin, aorist, aortic, arcose, arcsin, areito, ariose, arisen, ariser, arises, ariste, aristo, aroint, arrect, arrent, arrest, arrets, arseno, arsine, arsino, arsons, artics, artier, arties, artois, ascent, ascite, ascots, asnort, assent, assert, assoin, assort, astern, asters, astone, astore, astrer, astron, atoner, atones, atonic, atroce, cairns, caisse, caners, canier, canine, canion, canner, cannes, cannet, cannie, cannot, canoes, canons, cansos, canter, canton, cantor, cantos, caoine, carers, caress, carest, carets, carien, caries, carnet, carone, carrot, carses, carson, carter, cartes, carton, casein, casern, casino, cassie, casson, casten, caster, castes, castor, castro, caters, cation, catsos, cearin, censor, centai, centas, centon, centos, centra, centro, cerias, cerris, certis, cessio, cessor, cestas, cestoi, ceston, cestos, cinter, cistae, citers, citess, citron, coarse, coasts, coater, coates, coatie, coatis, coiner, coisns, conias, conine, conins, conite, conner, connes, connie, constr, contas, conter, contes, contin, contra, corers, cories, corita, cornea, corner, cornet, cornin, corrie, corser, corses, corset, corsie, cortes, cortin, coseat, cosets, cosine, cosins, cosset, cossie, costar, coster, costes, costia, cotans, cotise, craner, cranes, cranet, crants, crares, crases, crasis, crater, crates, craton, creant, crenas, crests, cretan, cretin, criant, criers, crines, crinet, crises, crissa, crista, croise, crones, cronet, cronie, crores, croset, crosne, crosse, crotin, earcon, enacts, enatic, encina, encist, eniacs, ennoic, enoint, enosis, enstar, entria, eonian, eosins, ericas, erotic, errant, escars, escort, escots, essart, essoin, estocs, estrin, icones, inaner, inanes, incant, incarn, incast, incent, incest, incorr, inerts, innate, inners, inness, innest, insane, insect, insert, insets, instar, intens, intern, inters, intone, intron, intros, ionate, irater, ironer, irones, irrate, iscose, isotac, nacres, nances, naoses, narcos, narine, nasion, nasser, nastic, nation, natron, neanic, nectar, necton, nentsi, nerita, nestor, nicest, nisnas, nissan, niters, nitons, nitros, noance, nocent, noctis, noesis, noetic, noints, noires, noises, nonact, nonair, nonart, nonces, nonets, norate, norias, norice, norite, nosean, nosers, nosier, nosies, nosine, nosite, noster, nostic, noters, notice, oarier, oaters, oceans, octane, octans, octine, oecist, oncers, onsets, onsite, orante, orants, orates, orcein, orcine, orcins, oretic, orians, orient, orissa, orites, ornate, orrice, oscars, oscine, osiers, ossein, ostein, ostrca, ostrea, racers, racier, racine, racion, racist, racons, rainer, raines, raiser, raises, raison, rancer, rances, rancio, rancor, ranine, ranses, ranter, rarest, rasers, rasion, rasoir, raster, ratero, raters, ratine, ration, ratios, reacts, reason, reasts, recant, recart, recast, recits, recoat, recoin, recons, recost, rector, rectos, reists, renins, renoir, rescan, resina, resins, resist, resits, resort, restir, restis, retain, retina, retira, retorn, retoss, retros, ricers, rincon, rinner, rinser, rinses, rioter, risers, risser, ristra, roarie, roasts, roates, roists, roncet, ronier, rontes, rosace, rosets, rosier, rosies, rosins, rosita, rosits, rosser, roster, rostis, saices, sainte, saints, sairer, sanest, sanies, sannie, sansei, santir, santon, santos, sarins, sarnie, sarsen, sarson, sartor, sasine, satine, satins, sation, satire, satori, satron, scants, scarer, scares, scarre, scarts, scenas, scents, scient, scions, scones, scorer, scores, scoria, scorns, scorse, scoter, scotia, scraes, scrans, scrats, screar, scries, scrine, scrite, scrota, season, secant, sector, seisor, seitan, sencio, senior, sennas, sennit, senora, senors, sensor, seracs, serais, serins, serons, serosa, serrai, serran, serras, sestia, seston, setons, sienna, sients, sierra, siesta, sinner, sinnet, sinter, sintoc, sircar, sirens, sirocs, sirras, sisten, sister, sistra, sitars, snarer, snares, snaste, snirts, snocat, snorer, snores, snorts, soarer, soares, socies, soirae, sonant, sonars, sonces, soneri, sonica, sonics, sonnes, sonnet, sonsie, sorcer, sorest, sorite, sorner, sorras, sorren, sorter, sortes, sortie, sotnia, stains, stairs, stance, stanes, stanno, starer, stares, starns, starrs, steans, stears, steins, stenar, stenia, stenos, steric, sterin, sterns, stires, stirra, stirre, stoics, stonen, stoner, stones, stonne, stonns, storer, stores, straes, strain, striae, strine, strone, tainos, tanier, tanner, tannic, tanrec, tarocs, tarres, tarrie, tasers, tasser, tassie, tenias, tennis, tennos, tenons, tenors, tensas, tenson, tensor, terais, terass, tercia, tercio, ternar, terran, terras, terron, tessin, tinean, tineas, tinner, tinosa, tiroes, tisane, tocsin, toises, toners, tonics, tonier, tonies, tonner, tonnes, torans, torics, torses, tossen, tosser, tracer, traces, trains, trance, transe, treasr, tresis, triace, triacs, tricae, tricar, trices, tricon, triens, triers, trines, triors, triose, trocar, tronas, troncs, troner, trones, tsores, tsoris

5 Letter Words for Contrariness

acers, acier, acies, acnes, acoin, acone, acorn, acost, acres, acris, acron, actin, acton, actor, actos, aeric, aeron, aesir, airer, airns, airts, ancon, ancor, ancre, anent, anion, anise, annet, annie, annot, anons, anorn, anser, antes, antic, antis, antre, arces, arent, arest, arets, aries, ariot, arise, arist, arite, arose, arret, arrie, arris, arsis, arson, arter, artic, ascon, ascot, asset, assoc, assot, aster, astir, astor, astre, atocs, atone, atren, cains, cairn, cairo, caner, canes, canis, canns, canoe, canon, canos, canso, canst, canto, cants, carer, cares, caret, carne, carns, carot, carri, carrs, carse, carte, carts, caser, cases, casse, caste, casts, cater, cates, catso, ceint, centi, cento, cents, ceras, cerat, ceria, cerin, ceros, certs, cesar, cesta, cesti, cetin, ciaos, cines, cions, cires, cista, cists, citer, cites, coart, coast, coate, coati, coats, coins, coirs, coits, coner, cones, conia, conin, conne, conns, const, conta, conte, contr, coran, corer, cores, coria, corni, corns, corse, corta, cosen, coses, coset, cosie, cosin, cosse, costa, coste, costs, cotan, cotes, craie, crain, crane, crans, crare, crass, crate, crena, cress, crest, creta, crier, cries, crine, crise, criss, crits, croat, crois, crone, crore, crosa, crose, cross, crost, csnet, earns, earst, easts, ecart, enact, encia, eniac, ennia, enorn, ensis, entia, entsi, eosin, erato, erica, erics, erron, escar, escot, estoc, estro, etnas, icers, icons, inact, inane, incan, incas, incor, incra, inert, inner, innet, inone, insea, inset, instr, inter, intra, intro, iortn, iotas, irate, irena, ireos, irone, irons, isort, iters, nacre, nance, nanes, nants, narco, narcs, nares, naric, naris, narre, nates, nears, neats, necia, necro, neist, nenta, neons, nerts, nests, nicer, niner, nines, ninos, niota, nisan, nisse, niter, niton, nitos, nitro, noint, noire, noirs, noise, nonas, nonce, nones, nonet, nonic, noria, norie, noris, norit, norna, norse, noser, noses, notan, noter, notes, oaric, oases, oasis, oasts, oaten, oater, ocean, ocrea, octan, octas, oenin, oints, oncer, onces, oncet, oncia, oncin, oners, onset, ontic, orans, orant, orate, orcas, orcin, ornes, ornis, orris, oscan, oscar, oscin, osier, ossea, osset, ossia, ostia, racer, races, racon, raine, rains, raise, raits, rance, rants, rares, rasen, raser, rason, rasse, rater, rates, ratio, ratos, react, reais, reans, rears, reast, recit, recon, recti, recto, reina, reins, reist, renin, rents, reran, resat, resin, resit, restr, rests, retan, retar, retia, retin, retro, riant, ricer, rices, rines, rinse, riots, risen, riser, rises, rissa, rites, roans, roars, roast, roate, rocta, roins, roist, rones, ronin, ronne, ronte, ronts, rores, roric, rorie, rorts, roser, roses, roset, rosin, rosit, rosti, rosts, rotan, rotas, roter, rotes, rotis, sacre, sacro, saice, saics, saine, sains, saint, sairs, saist, sanct, saner, sanes, sanit, sansi, santo, sants, saone, sarin, saris, saron, saros, sasin, sates, satin, satis, scans, scant, scare, scarn, scars, scart, scase, scats, sceat, scena, scent, scian, scion, scone, score, scorn, scote, scots, scrae, scran, scrat, scrin, scrit, seans, sears, seats, secno, secos, sects, seirs, senas, senit, senna, senor, sensa, senso, senti, sents, seora, serac, serai, seric, serin, serio, seron, serra, serrs, serta, sesti, seton, sicer, sices, siena, siens, sient, siest, since, sines, sinon, siren, sires, siroc, siros, sirra, sison, sitao, sitar, sites, snare, snars, snast, snies, snirt, snite, snits, snore, snort, snots, soare, soars, socas, sonar, sonce, sones, sonic, sonne, sonse, soras, sorer, sores, sorns, sorra, sorta, sorts, sosie, sotie, ssort, sstor, stain, staio, stair, stane, stare, starn, starr, stars, stean, stear, stein, steno, stens, steri, stern, stero, sties, stine, stion, stire, stirs, stoae, stoai, stoas, stoic, stone, stonn, store, strae, stria, taces, tacos, tacso, taino, tains, tairn, taise, tares, tarie, tarin, tarns, taroc, taros, tarre, tarri, tarse, tarsi, tasco, taser, tasse, tears, tecon, tenai, tenia, tenio, tenno, tenon, tenor, tenso, terai, teras, terna, terns, terra, terrs, tiars, ticer, tices, tiens, tiers, tinca, tinea, tines, tirer, tires, tirrs, tisar, toeas, toise, toner, tones, tonic, tonne, toran, torcs, tores, toric, torrs, torse, tosas, tosca, toses, trace, train, trans, trass, treas, tress, triac, trias, trica, trice, trier, tries, trina, trine, trins, trior, trios, troca, troic, trois, trona, tronc, trone, trons, tsine

4 Letter Words for Contrariness

acer, aces, acne, acor, acre, acts, aero, aine, ains, aint, aion, aire, airn, airs, airt, aits, ance, anes, anet, anis, anne, anni, anno, anns, anon, anre, ansi, ante, anti, ants, arco, arcs, aren, ares, aret, aris, arni, arno, arri, arte, arts, asci, asin, asio, asor, asse, assi, assn, asst, astr, ates, atis, atoc, cain, cair, cane, cann, cans, cant, caon, care, carn, carr, cars, cart, case, cass, cast, cate, cats, ceas, cens, cent, cera, cern, cero, cert, cess, cest, ceti, ciao, cine, cion, cira, cire, cist, cite, cito, cits, coat, coes, coin, coir, coit, cone, coni, conn, cons, cont, cora, core, corn, corr, cors, cort, cose, coss, cost, cote, cots, cran, cres, crin, cris, crit, crts, eans, earn, ears, east, eats, econ, ecto, eira, ento, entr, eoan, eons, eras, erat, eria, eric, erin, eris, erns, eros, errs, erst, esca, ests, etas, etic, etna, eton, iare, icao, icer, ices, icon, inca, incr, inne, inns, inro, inst, inta, into, intr, iocs, ions, iota, iran, ires, iron, isnt, isos, itas, iter, nace, nain, naio, nais, nane, nant, naoi, naos, narc, nare, narr, nasi, naso, nast, nato, natr, nats, near, neat, nein, neon, ness, nest, neti, nets, nice, nies, nina, nine, nist, nito, nits, noes, noir, nona, none, nore, nori, norn, nose, nota, note, nots, nsec, oars, oast, oats, ocas, octa, oeci, oint, onca, once, oner, ones, onst, orae, oran, oras, orca, orcs, ores, orna, orra, orts, osar, oses, ossa, osse, otic, otis, race, rain, rais, rait, rane, rann, rant, rare, rast, rate, rato, rats, rean, rear, recs, rect, rein, reit, renn, reno, rent, rest, rets, rias, rice, rier, ries, rine, rins, riot, risc, rise, rist, rita, rite, rits, roan, roar, rocs, roer, roes, roin, roit, rone, ront, rort, rosa, rose, ross, rost, rota, rotc, rote, roti, rots, saco, sacs, saic, sain, sair, sais, sane, sans, sant, sare, sari, sars, sart, sate, sati, scan, scar, scat, scet, scot, scsi, sean, sear, seas, seat, seco, secs, sect, seir, seis, seit, sena, sens, sent, seor, sero, serr, sers, sert, seta, sets, sian, sice, sics, sien, sier, sina, sine, sins, sion, sire, sirs, sise, sist, sita, site, sits, snar, snit, snot, soar, soca, soce, socs, soir, sone, sons, sora, sore, sori, sorn, sort, sots, srac, sris, star, sten, ster, stie, stir, stoa, stor, stra, stre, tace, taco, taen, tain, tais, tane, tans, taos, tare, tari, tarn, taro, tarr, tars, tass, tean, tear, teas, teca, tens, tera, tern, terr, tiao, tiar, tice, tics, tien, tier, ties, tinc, tine, tins, tire, tirr, tocs, toea, toes, tone, tonn, tons, torc, tore, tori, torn, torr, tors, tosa, tose, toss, trac, tres, trie, trin, trio, trna, tron, tsia

3 Letter Words for Contrariness

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Definitions for Contrariness

[1] opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed: contrary to fact; contrary propositions.
[2] opposite in direction or position: departures in contrary directions.
[3] being the opposite one of two: I will make the contrary choice.
[4] unfavorable or adverse.
[5] perverse; stubbornly opposed or willful.
[6] something that is contrary or opposite: to prove the contrary of a statement.
[7] either of two contrary things.
[8] Logic . a proposition so related to another proposition that both may not be true though both may be false, as with the propositions “All judges are male” and “No judges are male.”
[9] in opposition; oppositely; counter: to act contrary to one's own principles.
[10] by contraries , contrary to expectation.
[11] on the contrary , in opposition to what has been stated. from another point of view: On the contrary, there may be some who would agree with you.
[12] to the contrary , to the opposite effect: I believe he is innocent, whatever they may say to the contrary. to a different effect.
[13] opposed in nature, position, etc contrary ideas
[14] (kənˈtrɛərɪ ) perverse; obstinate
[15] (esp of wind) adverse; unfavourable
[16] (of plant parts) situated at right angles to each other
[17] logic (of a pair of propositions) related so that they cannot both be true at once, although they may both be false together Compare subcontrary (def. 2), contradictory (def. 3)
[18] the exact opposite (esp in the phrase to the contrary )
[19] on the contrary quite the reverse; not at all
[20] either of two exactly opposite objects, facts, or qualities
[21] logic a statement that cannot be true when a given statement is true
[22] in an opposite or unexpected way contrary to usual belief
[23] in conflict (with) or contravention (of) contrary to nature

Words related to Contrariness

contrarypolarity, contradistinction, antithesis, contradiction, contrariety, contrast, contraposition

Words nearby Contrariness

contrarycontrarian, contrariety, contrarily, contrarious, contrariwise, contrary, contrary motion, contrasexual, contrast, contrast bath, contrast enema

Origin of Contrariness

y1200–50; Middle English contrarie < Anglo-French < Latin contrārius. See contra1, -ary

Other words from Contrariness

con·trar·i·ly [kon -trer-uh -lee, kuh n-trair -] /ˈkɒn trɛr ə li, kənˈtrɛər-/ , adverb
con·trar·i·ness , noun
qua·si-con·trar·i·ly , adverb
qua·si-con·trar·y , adjective

Word origin for Contrariness

yC14: from Latin contrārius opposite, from contrā against

Synonyms for Contrariness

antithesis, contradiction, contradistinction, contrariety, contrast, oppositeness, polarity, contraposition