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Contra

Contra Meaning & Definition
Contra Definition And Meaning

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Synonyms | Synonyms for Contra:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Contra: a rebours | adverse to | against | against the grain | against the tide | against the wind | antipode | antipodes | antipole | antithesis | antonym | arsy-varsy | at cross-purposes | at cross-purposes with | at daggers | at daggers drawn | at issue | at odds | at variance | at war with | athwart | by contraries | con | contradictory | contrarily | contrariously | contrariwise | contrary | contrawise | converse | conversely | counter | counter to | counterbalance | countercheck | counterpoint | counterpoise | counterpole | counterterm | cross | dead against | eyeball-to-eyeball | facing | foil | fronting | in conflict with | in confrontation | in flat opposition | in hostile array | in opposition | in opposition to | inverse | inversely | just the opposite | nay rather | obverse | offset | on the contrary | opposed to | opposite | opposite number | oppositely | otherwise | over | per contra | quite the contrary | rather | reverse | setoff | the contrary | the other side | to the contrary | topsy-turvy | tout au contraire | toward | up in arms | upside down | versus | vice versa | vis-a-vis | with crossed bayonets

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Contra In Webster's Dictionary

\Con"tra\ 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.

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