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No. "Counterintuitive" is a relatively new word, entering the language late in the last Century, and meaning "against normal expectations," or " not what you'd think, based on experience." In contrast, "contradictory" means "putting the lie to" or "saying the opposite of." They are not synonymous.

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What is the synonym for counter?

adverse, against, antagonistic, anti, antipodal, antipodean, antithetical, conflicting, contradictory, contrary, contrasting, converse, diametric, hindering, impeding, obstructive, obverse, opposed, polar, reverse


Does counterintuitive have a hyphen?

No, "counterintuitive" does not have a hyphen. It is a single, unhyphenated word used to describe something that goes against what one would intuitively expect.


What is the difference of a Contradictory word and a Similar word?

Similar means closely related and contradictory means opposite.


Can you give me a sentence for the word contradictory?

Contradictory means in opposition. The two of them gave me contradictory information and I didn't know what to do.


What is a synonym of a synonym?

synonymize


What is a synonym for verbatim?

word for word


How do you use the word counterintuitive in a sentence?

It was counter-intuitive for me to jump off the bridge, but I did it anyway.


What another word for contradictory?

conflicting


What is antonym of the word synonym?

The antonym of the word 'synonym' is 'antonym'.


What is a noun for synonym?

"Alternate word" is a noun-phrase that is kind of a synonym for the word "synonym. There is no one exact word that means the same as synonym.


What is a synonym for contradictory?

Of persons: froward [sic], contrary, oppositional. Of ideas: contrary, opposed, opposite, antithetical


Is a synonym a noun?

"Alternate word" is a noun-phrase that is kind of a synonym for the word "synonym. There is no one exact word that means the same as synonym.