contrary to orders

  • 1contrary to — IN CONFLICT WITH, against, at variance with, at odds with, in opposition to, counter to, incompatible with. → contrary * * * conflicting with; counter to contrary to his expectations, he found the atmosphere exciting | the restrictions were not… …

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  • 2contrary to — preposition Date: 14th century in conflict with ; despite < contrary to orders, he set out alone > …

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  • 3contrary — n antithesis, opposite, contradictory, antonym, antipode (see under OPPOSITE adj) Analogous words: *converse, reverse contrary adj 1 antithetical, *opposite, contradictory, antonymous, antipodal, antipodean Analogous words: divergent, disparate,&#8230; …

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  • 4contrary — [kän′trer΄ē; ] for adj.4, often [ kən trer′ē] adj. [ME contrarie &LT; OFr contraire &LT; L contrarius, opposite, opposed &LT; contra, against] 1. opposed; in opposition [contrary to the rules] 2. opposite in nature, order, direction, etc.;&#8230; …

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  • 5contrary — I. noun (plural traries) Etymology: Middle English contrarie, from Anglo French contraire, contrairie, from Medieval Latin contrarius, from Latin, adjective, opposite, adverse, from contra opposite Date: 13th century 1. a fact or condition&#8230; …

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  • 6contrary — con|tra|ry1 [ˈkɔntrəri US ˈka:ntreri] n 1.) on the contrary/quite the contrary used to add to a negative statement, to disagree with a negative statement by someone else, or to answer no to a question ▪ It wasn t a good thing; on the contrary it&#8230; …

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  • 7Orders, decorations, and medals of Canada — …

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  • 8Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom — v · d · e Orders of precedence …

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  • 9contrary — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. opposed, opposite, counter, conflicting, contradictory; unfavorable, adverse; captious, willful, perverse; hostile, antagonistic. See opposition, negation, obstinacy.Ant., favorable; obliging. II&#8230; …

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  • 10Anglican Orders — • In the creed of the Catholic Church, Holy Order is one of the Seven Sacraments instituted by Our Lord Jesus Christ Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Anglican Orders     Anglican Orders …

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