Contrary to
The crossword clue "Contrary to" is answered by AGAINST, a 7-letter entry. Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
AGAINST
7 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AGAINST answer page.
Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for AGAINST
Every other clue in this collection answered by AGAINST, most used first.
- Opposed to - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Con - used 17 times, most recently in 2021
- Not for - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Versus - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Anti - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Not in favor of - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Opposed - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
- Touching - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Contrary to good manners - NOTDONE, used 7 times
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