contrariness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contrariness
Noun
  • That small rebellion becomes a bigger one when the course introduces her to a pack of younger friends, including 20something hunk Sean (Nico Hiraga).
    Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The series, which premieres its second season April 22 on Disney+, thrusts viewers back into the heart of the galactic rebellion.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Interestingly, there were resignations that included 21 DOGE staffers who cited opposition to the program.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Forecasting Trump's opposition to the IRA, 18 House Republicans preemptively issued a letter in August to Speaker Mike Johnson not to repeal the clean energy tax credits.
    Newsweek, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The mug shot has become one of the most infamous photos of the president and is a symbol of defiance for both Trump and his supporters.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
  • In response, Trump's administration has launched investigation against four of those states – California, Minnesota, Massachusetts and Maine – over potential Title IX violations for their continued defiance of the order.
    Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • There’s the terrible magnet of this little ordinary town, the people whose natural polarities keep them in it forever, and those who rip themselves away.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
  • View Comments Earth’s magnetic field has behaved even more dramatically in the past, with the magnetosphere weakening so much that its polarity reversed.
    Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The level of disrespect and dishonesty has left me feeling there would be no way to ever trust or feel emotionally safe around my sister.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
  • This isn’t to say Kate’s disrespect to her husband was appropriate.
    R. Eric Thomas, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Contrariness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contrariness. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.

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