"contra-, counter-"

Anything that is against the law to buy or sell

• contradict
• contrast
• counterfeit
• contraband

to express the opposite

• contradict
• counterexample
• contrarian
• counterintuitive

a person who thinks differently from other people; a person who does the opposite of what is expected

• counterbalance
• contrarian
• contrary
• contraband

completely different; opposite in nature, opinion, or action

• counterintuitive
• contradict
• contrary
• contrast

to look at different things to see how they are opposites or not related

• contrast
• contrarian
• counterclockwise
• counterfeit

a weight used to balance an opposite weight

• counterbalance
• counterexample
• contraband
• contradict

in the direction that is opposite of the direction the hands on the clock move

• contrarian
• counterclockwise
• counterintuitive
• contradict

an example used to support a claim or statement that is the opposite of another claim or statement

• contrary
• contrast
• counterexample
• contraband

being the opposite of real; fake or artificial

• counterfeit
• contraband
• counterbalance
• contrast

goes against your gut feeling or common sense

• contrast
• contrary
• counterbalance
• counterintuitive