The Clue
Contrary (7 letter answer)
The Answer
OPPOSED
Tags
Notes
The answer OPPOSED is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1600 puzzles.
Related Clues
Against
Anti
Contested
Fought against
On the other side
Ran against
Voting no
Was hostile to
Definition
OPPOSE as a verb:
1. be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion"
2. (fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend) = fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"
3. (oppose, counterbalance) = oppose with equal weight or force
4. (pit, oppose, match, play off) = set into opposition or rivalry; "let them match their best athletes against ours"; "pit a chess player against the Russian champion"; "He plays his two children off against each other"
5. (react, oppose) = act against or in opposition to; "She reacts negatively to everything I say"
6. (oppose, controvert, contradict) = be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion"
OPPOSED as an adjective:
1. (opposed, opposing) = in opposition to (a policy or attitude etc.); "an opposing vote"
2. being in opposition or having an opponent; "two bitterly opposed schools of thought"