contrariwise C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˈkɑntrɛriˌwaɪz/ UK /ˈkɒntrəriwaɪz/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv on the contrary; in the opposite way I expected praise; contrariwise, the critics tore the book apart. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · on the contrary; in the... converselycontrarilyoppositelyinverselyreversely ↔ Opposites likewisesimilarly Word family Related forms contrarycontrarilycontrarinesscontrariant Etymology AI details From contrary (from Latin contrarius 'opposite', from contra 'against') plus -wise ('in the manner of', from Old English wise 'manner, way'). contrarius Latin wīse Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # contrariwise **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈkɑntrɛriˌwaɪz/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkɒntrəriwaɪz/ ## Meanings 1. on the contrary; in the opposite way ## Examples - I expected praise; contrariwise, the critics tore the book apart. ## Synonyms - conversely - contrarily - oppositely - inversely - reversely ## Antonyms - likewise - similarly ## Related Forms - contrary - contrarily - contrariness - contrariant ## Roots and Affixes - Root: contrarius - Root: wīse ## Etymology From contrary (from Latin contrarius 'opposite', from contra 'against') plus -wise ('in the manner of', from Old English wise 'manner, way'). ## AI Etymology Contrariwise is from contrary (from Latin contrarius 'opposite', from contra 'against') plus -wise ('in the manner of', from Old English wise 'manner, way'). The ancestry passes through Latin contrarius and Old English wīse. The prefix contra contributes the sense of opposition or againstness, helping to explain the word's surface structure. In present use as an adverb, it means "on the contrary; in the opposite way", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include contrary, contrarily, contrariness, and contrariant. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown