The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word AVERSE , but the solution may also be BALKY which is one of the most recent solution (2013 in Newsday).
Contrary crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| AVERSE | 19 % | 6 |
| BALKY | 14 % | 5 |
| OPPOSITE | 14 % | 8 |
| REVERSE | 10 % | 7 |
| COUNTER | 5 % | 7 |
| PERVERSE | 5 % | 8 |
| CROSS | 5 % | 5 |
| OPPOSED | 5 % | 7 |
| ANTI | 5 % | 4 |
| WRY | 5 % | 3 |
| ADVERSE | 5 % | 7 |
| OTHER | 5 % | 5 |
| OPPOSEDTO | 5 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Contrary
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- opposite
- reverse
- perverse
- adverse
- different
- unfavorable
- obstinate
- unfavourable
- disobedient
- wayward
- antonymous
- contradicts
Crossword Answer definitions
AVERSE verb- To turn away.
- Having a repugnance or opposition of mind.
- Turned away or backward.
- Lying on the opposite side (to or from).
- Turned so as to show the back, as of a right hand.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result AVERSE
- Opposed
- Contrary
- Not inclined
- Against
- Disinclined
- Loath
- Quite disinclined
- Far from eager
- Strongly opposed
- Not at all eager
More clues leading to the result BALKY
- Pigheaded
- Obstinate
- Stubborn
- Ornery
- Contrary
- Mulish.
- Contrary.
- Recalcitrant
- Obstinate, as a mule
- Like a stubborn mule
More clues leading to the result OPPOSITE
- "Antonym" synonym
- Contrary
- Top to bottom?
- Antithesis
- Antithetical
- For, for against
- Across from
- Like "up" and "down," e.g.
- Facing
- Directly across from
More clues leading to the result REVERSE
- Parallel parker's gear
- Side of a U.S. coin that expresses its value in words
- Gear used when parallel parking
- Flip
- Transpose
- About-face
- Turn around
- Way to go back
- One begins parallel parking in it
- Setback
More clues leading to the result COUNTER
- Work surface
- Come back (with)
- Diner seating option
- Diner table
- Poker chip.
- Where sales are made.
- Opposite to.
- Against.
- In opposition
- Opposed
More clues leading to the result PERVERSE
More clues leading to the result CROSS
- Peevish
- In a nasty mood
- Intersect
- Church figure
- Fit to be tied
- In a bad mood
- Liable to lose it
- Bad-tempered
- Irritated
- Vampire protection
More clues leading to the result OPPOSED
- Was at loggerheads with
- At odds
- On the other side
- Like the nays
- Competed against
- Fought against
- Cast a veto
- Like a naysayer
- Spoke out against
- Not in favor
More clues leading to the result ANTI
- Before thesis
- Climactic intro?
- Contrarian, perhaps
- Non-pro
- Nonsupporter
- Not for
- One opposed
- Opponent
- Opposed
- Opposed to
More clues leading to the result WRY
- Distorted
- Like some humor
- Dryly humorous
- Tongue-in-cheek
- Sardonic
- Satiric
- Twisted
- Bent or ironic
- Ironically funny
- Twist out of shape
More clues leading to the result ADVERSE
- Detrimental
- Hostile
- Far from propitious
- Inauspicious
- Unfavorable
- Negative
- Antagonistic
- Bad
- Ill-omened
- Madison Avenue jingle?
More clues leading to the result OTHER
- Extra
- One or the ____
- "None of the above" alternative
- Catchall category
- Last box on a form, sometimes
- Last check-box, often
- Questionnaire category
- "On the ___ hand ..."
- None of the above
- Not listed above