contrary

ˈkɒntrəri
contraries
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Adjective

1.

nature

opposite in nature or character
مُخَالِف mukhālifمُنَاقِض munāqiDمُعَاكِس muʿākisضِدّ
  • Their views are contrary to each other.آراؤهم مخالفة لبعضها البعض.
2.

logic

inconsistent or contradictory
  • His actions were contrary to his words.كانت أفعاله متناقضة مع كلماته.
3.

disagreeable behavior

Rare
inclined to disagree or do the opposite
Rare
مُعَانِد muʿanidمُخَالِف
  • He is known to be contrary just for the sake of argument..هو معروف بأنه معاند فقط من أجل الجدل.

Adverb

1.

opposition

in an opposite or unexpected way
  • Contrary to expectations, she arrived early.على النقيض من التوقعات، وصلت مبكرًا.
2.

conflict

in conflict with or contravention of
بِما يُخالِف بِما يَتَعارَض مَعَ عَكْسَ
  • His actions were contrary to the rules.كانت أفعاله بما يخالف القواعد.

Noun

1.

opposition

the opposite or reverse of something
نَقِيض naqīḍعَكْس ʿaksمُعَاكِس muʿākisخِلَاف khilāf
  • Her actions were the contrary of her words.كانت أفعالها نقيض أقوالها.
2.

logic

TECH.
logical relation where both cannot be true
TECH.
متضادان المتضاد
  • In logic, these statements are contraries.في المنطق، هذه العبارات متضادان.
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Expressions with contrary: examples in English and translations in Arabic

عَلى العَكْس
بَل عَلى العَكْس
He wasn't tired. On the contrary, he was full of energy.
مُخالِف للطَّبيعة
The scientist argued that the experiment was contrary to nature.
تعارض مع
خَالَفَ
The proposal runs contrary to local regulations.
عَلَى عَكْسِ الظَّاهِر
رَغْمَ كُلِّ الظَّوَاهِر
Contrary to all appearances, he was the mastermind behind the plan.
عَلى عَكْس
Contrary to our plans, it rained all day.
غَيْر مُتَوَقَّع
مُفاجِئ
The contrary to all expectation outcome shocked everyone.

Synonyms and analogies of contrary in English

Examples of contrary in a sentence

  • The results were contrary to our expectations.
  • The report's findings were contrary to the initial hypothesis.
  • Her beliefs were contrary to the group's consensus.
  • Her contrary nature made teamwork difficult.
  • Despite his contrary attitude, he was often right.
  • Contrary to his claims, the project was a success.

Translations of "contrary" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
عَكْسnm. - ʿaks

These people often say the contrary of what they actually mean.

أن الناس يقولون في كثير من الأحيان عكس ما يعنيه حقا.

خِلَافnm. - khilaaf

The contrary would be a very severe threat to food security.

وبخلاف ذلك سيمثل الأمر خطرا شديدا جدا على الأمن الغذائي.

Adjective
مُخَالِفadj. - mukhaalif

An investor taking a contrary view will usually benefit in time.

وعادة ما يستفيد المستثمر الذي يأخذ وجهة نظر مخالفة في الوقت المناسب.

نَقِيضadj./nm. - naqiiD

All of the international human rights reports that are available state the contrary.

فجميع تقارير حقوق الإنسان الدولية المتوفرة تفيد نقيض ذلك.

Adverb
عَلَى النَّقِيضadv.

In fact, the situation is exactly the contrary.

والواقع أن الحالة على النقيض من ذلك تماما.

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contrary: Examples and translations in context

However, we must not give in to pessimism; quite contrary.

ومــع هذا يجب ألا نستسلم للتشاؤم، بل العكس هو الصحيح.

Well, dear friends, we all know that the contrary is true.

ولكن كلنا يعلم أيها الأصدقاء الأعزاء، أن العكس صحيح.

If the contrary is attempted, we declare it to be invalid.

إذا حاولت العكس من ذلك، فإننا نعلن أن تكون غير صالحة.

In fact, the experiments so far seem to indicate the contrary.

في الواقع، فإن التجارب حتى الآن تشير إلى عكس ذلك.

And believe you me, there has been a lot of contrary evidence.

و صدقوني، فقد كان هناك كثير من الدلائل عكس ذلك.

However, the contrary is true now that prices are at historical lows.

لكن العكس هو الصحيح الآن بسبب ذلك التدني التاريخي للأسعار.

Anything that attempts to imply the contrary is, for us, unacceptable.

وأي محاولة للإيحاء بعكس ذلك، غير مقبولــة بالنسبة لنا.

Let the contrary be shown, if it can be.

وأرجو أن تثبت لي العكس إن كان ذلك ممكنا.

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