Counter and Contra Words

anything that is against the law to buy or sell would be: _______

• counterfeit
• counterintuitive
• contraband
• contrary

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.L.3.4B

to express the opposite would be to: _______

• counterfeit
• counterbalance
• contrast
• contradict

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

a person who thinks differently from other people would be called: ________

• contrarian
• counterfeit
• counterintuitive
• contrast

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.L.3.4B

to be opposite in nature, opinion or action is to be: _________

• counterbalance
• contrary
• counterintuitive
• counterexample

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.L.3.4B

to look at different things to see how they are opposites would be to: ______

• counterbalance
• contrary
• contrarian
• contrast

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

a weight used to balance an opposite weight is: ________

• counterbalance
• contraband
• counterclockwise
• counterfeit

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

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

• counterbalance
• contradict
• counterclockwise
• counterintuitive 

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

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

• contraband
• counterbalance
• contrarian
• counterexample

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

being the opposite of real is to be: ______

• contradict
• counterfeit
• contraband
• contrary 

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

goes against your gut feeling or common sense

• counterintuitive 
• contrarian 
• contrast 
• counterexample 

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C