Thesaurus / contrariness
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"No, I won't," pouted Dot, dropping upon the ice in sheer contrariness.
FIVE LITTLE STARRS IN THE CANADIAN FORESTLILLIAN ELIZABETH ROYThere are always fools, though, who will disregard such a notice just from sheer contrariness.
THE OPINIONS OF A PHILOSOPHERROBERT GRANTHe may at times laugh, and in the friendliest spirit tease his wife about her contrariness.
MARRIED LOVEMARIE CARMICHAEL STOPESAfter such failures he would be downcast on account of Hans's contrariness.
CLEVER HANSOSKAR PFUNGSTSomething of her contrariness came back to her as she paced the walk and looked over it at the tree-tops inside.
THE SECRET GARDENFRANCES HODGSON BURNETTIn the contrariness of accounts, we must infer that much rests for support on the imagination or interest of the witness.
THE CONSPIRACY OF PONTIAC AND THE INDIAN WAR AFTER THE CONQUEST OF CANADAFRANCIS PARKMAN"I like the Indian way best," cried Jeanne in a spirit of half contrariness.
A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD DETROITAMANDA MINNIE DOUGLASIt is hard on real authors to have to contend with such contrariness, and simply impossible for would-bes.
TRIPPING WITH THE TUCKER TWINSNELL SPEEDThen up steps the girl and "I'll go," says she--heaven knows why or what took her, except the contrariness of woman.
THE CASTLE INNSTANLEY JOHN WEYMANBut as he possessed a vein of obstinacy and contrariness, this merely confirmed him in his course.
THE LAND OF STRONG MENARTHUR M. CHISHOLMWORDS RELATED TO CONTRARINESS
- aberration
- alteration
- anomaly
- antithesis
- asymmetry
- change
- characteristic
- contrariety
- contrariness
- contrast
- departure
- deviation
- digression
- discongruity
- discrepance
- discrepancy
- disparity
- dissemblance
- dissimilarity
- dissimilitude
- distinction
- divarication
- divergence
- divergency
- diversity
- exception
- heterogeneity
- idiosyncrasy
- inequality
- irregularity
- nonconformity
- opposition
- particularity
- peculiarity
- separateness
- separation
- singularity
- unconformity
- unorthodoxness
- variance
- variation
- variety
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