contrariwise

Questions about contrariwise

What does contrariwise mean?

contrariwise means "in a contrary disobedient manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in contrariwise?

contrariwise has 4 syllables: con-tra-ri-wise. The stress falls on "tra".

What is another word for contrariwise?

Close synonyms include perversely, contrarily, vice versa, the other way around, contrarily. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is contrariwise a common word?

contrariwise is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.