All contra synonyms
con·tra
C c prep contra
- for — for loop
- moving — capable of or having movement: a moving object.
- nearing — close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout.
- nearly — all but; almost: nearly dead with cold.
- proceeding — proceeds. something that results or accrues. the total amount derived from a sale or other transaction: The proceeds from the deal were divided equally among us. the profits or returns from a sale, investment, etc.
- to — (used for expressing motion or direction toward a point, person, place, or thing approached and reached, as opposed to from): They came to the house.
- via — by a route that touches or passes through; by way of: to fly to Japan via the North Pole.
- fronting — the foremost part or surface of anything.
- in relation to — an existing connection; a significant association between or among things: the relation between cause and effect.
- over against — in opposition to; contrary to; adverse or hostile to: twenty votes against ten; against reason.
- vis-a-vis — face to face: They sat vis-à-vis at the table.
adv contra
- again — You use again to indicate that something happens a second time, or after it has already happened before.
- reversed — opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or character: an impression reverse to what was intended; in reverse sequence.
- upside down — with the upper part undermost.
- backwards — If you move or look backwards, you move or look in the direction that your back is facing.
- contrarily — in a perverse or obstinate manner
- contrariwise — from a contrasting point of view; on the other hand
- conversely — You say conversely to indicate that the situation you are about to describe is the opposite or reverse of the one you have just described.
- inversely — in an inverse manner.
- mutatis mutandis — the necessary changes having been made.
- on the contrary — opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed: contrary to fact; contrary propositions.
- oppositely — situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.