'Contra' definitions:
Definition of 'Contra'
(from WordNet)
noun
A member of the guerrilla force that opposed a left-wing government in Nicaragua
Definition of 'Contra'
From: GCIDE
- Contra \Con"tra\ A Latin adverb and preposition, signifying against, contrary, in opposition, etc., entering as a prefix into the composition of many English words. Cf. Counter, adv. & pref. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'contra'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a rebours,
- adverse to,
- against,
- against the grain,
- against the tide,
- against the wind,
- antipode,
- antipodes,
- antipole,
- antithesis,
- antonym,
- arsy-varsy,
- at cross-purposes,
- at cross-purposes with,
- at daggers,
- at daggers drawn,
- at issue,
- at odds,
- at variance,
- at war with,
- athwart,
- by contraries,
- con,
- contradictory,
- contrarily,
- contrariously,
- contrariwise,
- contrary,
- contrawise,
- converse,
- conversely,
- counter,
- counter to,
- counterbalance,
- countercheck,
- counterpoint,
- counterpoise,
- counterpole,
- counterterm,
- cross,
- dead against,
- eyeball-to-eyeball,
- facing,
- foil,
- fronting,
- in conflict with,
- in confrontation,
- in flat opposition,
- in hostile array,
- in opposition,
- in opposition to,
- inverse,
- inversely,
- just the opposite,
- nay rather,
- obverse,
- offset,
- on the contrary,
- opposed to,
- opposite,
- opposite number,
- oppositely,
- otherwise,
- over,
- per contra,
- quite the contrary,
- rather,
- reverse,
- setoff,
- the contrary,
- the other side,
- to the contrary,
- topsy-turvy,
- tout au contraire,
- toward,
- up in arms,
- upside down,
- versus,
- vice versa,
- vis-a-vis,
- with crossed bayonets