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Synonyms for contrary
One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.
in an opposing direction
A contrary wind.
The true synonym
adverse
Same sentence, swapped: A adverse wind.
Close but different
These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for contrary as it is used in the sentence above.
- wayward
- various
- separated
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