COUNTERCLOCKWISE Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word counterclockwise. (close relations)
clockwise
Best Alternative Words for COUNTERCLOCKWISE
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anticlockwise | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock adverb • in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move | ||||||||
backward | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • directed or facing toward the back or rear • (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature adverb • at or to or toward the back or rear • in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal • in or to or toward a past time adjective satellite • retarded in intellectual development • having made less than normal progress | ||||||||
contrary | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a relation of direct opposition • exact opposition • a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false adjective satellite • very opposed in nature or character or purpose • of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false • resistant to guidance or discipline • in an opposing direction | ||||||||
reversed | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • turned inside out and resewn • turned about in order or relation | ||||||||
leftwards | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adverb • Leftward; towards the left. | ||||||||
widdershins | verb, adverbv, adv | |||||||
adverb • The wrong way. • Anticlockwise, counter-clockwise. | ||||||||
contraclockwise | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock |