Словарь синонимов английского языка - contrary

(adj) 1. opposite, opposing, opposed, different, contradictory, conflicting, antagonistic: Set aside enough time to hear the contrary side of the argument. 2. antagonictic, perverse, contrarious, hostile, unfriendly, inimical, cross-grained, refractory, contumacious, self-willed, argumentative, unaccommodating, antipathetic, Literary froward: He can disagree, but why must he be so contrary? 3. adverse, unfavourable, inauspicious, unlucky, unfortunate, unpropitious, untoward, inopportune, bad, foul: We ran into contrary winds and were delayed. -(n) 4. opposite, reverse: Her present position is the direct contrary of the one she took yesterday. -(adv) 5. perversely, opposidely, contrariwise, contrarily, in opposition to: The rat in the maze acted contrary to the expected pattern.