contrarian
Example Sentences
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As contrarian analysts have long noted, markets are far more likely to rally during times of extreme pessimism than extreme optimism.
From MarketWatch
The former Conservative cabinet member doesn’t really seem sorry—he relishes being a contrarian and built a reputation as the member of Parliament representing the 18th century.
The event, advertised as “a conference for thoughtcrime,” had speakers discuss their most contrarian ideas, from time travel and aliens to immortality.
It’s hard to buy when panic reigns, but as a natural contrarian this is something I should get right.
Poet Laureate, are “deft” and “counterintuitive, but never contrarian.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
