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Else :: Else (adv. & conj.) Otherwise; in the other, or the contrary, case; if the facts were different..

Goodish :: Goodish (a.) Rather good than the contrary; not actually bad; tolerable.

Anti :: Anti () A prefix meaning against, opposite or opposed to, contrary, or in place of; -- used in composition in many English words. It is often shortened to ant-; as, antacid, antarctic..

Inverted :: Inverted (a.) Changed to a contrary or counterchanged order; reversed; characterized by inversion.

Disagreeable :: Disagreeable (a.) Not agreeable, conformable, or congruous; contrary; unsuitable..

Counter :: Counter (adv.) A prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition; as, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck. See Counter, adv. & a..

Contra :: Contra () A Latin adverb and preposition, signifying against, contrary, in opposition, etc., entering as a prefix into the composition of many English words. Cf. Counter, adv. & pref..

Contradict :: Contradict (v. i.) To oppose in words; to gainsay; to deny, or assert the contrary of, something..

Contrariant :: Contrariant (a.) Contrary; opposed; antagonistic; inconsistent; contradictory.

Unconstitutional :: Unconstitutional (a.) Not constitutional; not according to, or consistent with, the terms of a constitution of government; contrary to the constitution; as, an unconstitutional law, or act of an officer..

Overbow :: Overbow (v. t.) To bend or bow over; to bend in a contrary direction.

Retrograde :: Retrograde (a.) Apparently moving backward, and contrary to the succession of the signs, that is, from east to west, as a planet..

Invert :: Invert (v. t.) To turn over; to put upside down; to upset; to place in a contrary order or direction; to reverse; as, to invert a cup, the order of words, rules of justice, etc..

Heterodox :: Heterodox (a.) Contrary to, or differing from, some acknowledged standard, as the Bible, the creed of a church, the decree of a council, and the like; not orthodox; heretical; -- said of opinions, doctrines, books, etc., esp. upon theological subjects..

Dissentaneous :: Dissentaneous (a.) Disagreeing; contrary; differing; -- opposed to consentaneous.

Opposite :: Opposite (n.) That which is opposed or contrary; as, sweetness and its opposite..

Immoral :: Immoral (a.) Not moral; inconsistent with rectitude, purity, or good morals; contrary to conscience or the divine law; wicked; unjust; dishonest; vicious; licentious; as, an immoral man; an immoral deed..

Disavow :: Disavow (v. t.) To deny; to show the contrary of; to disprove.

Inversion :: Inversion (n.) Said of a subject, or phrase, when the intervals of which it consists are repeated in the contrary direction, rising instead of falling, or vice versa..

Differential :: Differential (n.) One of two coils of conducting wire so related to one another or to a magnet or armature common to both, that one coil produces polar action contrary to that of the other..

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