counterintuitive

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   contrary to what common sense would suggest

   Similarunreasonable

Questions about counterintuitive

What does counterintuitive mean?

counterintuitive means "contrary to what common sense would suggest".

How many syllables are in counterintuitive?

counterintuitive has 6 syllables: co-un-te-rin-tui-tive. The stress falls on "rin".

Is counterintuitive a common word?

counterintuitive is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.