As nouns the difference between anti and contra
is that anti is a person opposed to a concept or principle while contra is a deal to swap goods or services.
As prepositions the difference between anti and contra
is that anti is a word used before a noun or noun phrase to indicate opposition to the concept expressed by the noun or noun phrase while contra is against; contrary or opposed to.
As an adjective anti
is that has a torsion angle between 90° and 180°.
As an adverb contra is
to the contrary to something.
anti
Adjective
(
en adjective)
(chemistry) That has a torsion angle between 90° and 180°
Coordinate terms
* (chemistry) syn
Noun
(
en noun)
A person opposed to a concept or principle.
Antonyms
* pro
Preposition
(
English prepositions)
(rare) A word used before a noun or noun phrase to indicate opposition to the concept expressed by the noun or noun phrase. (rfex)
See also
* anti-
Anagrams
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contra
English
Adverb
(
en adverb)
to the contrary to something
Noun
(
en noun)
(label) a deal to swap goods or services
(label) an entry that cancels another entry
any of the musical instruments in the contrabass range, e.g. contrabassoon, contrabass clarinet or, especially, double bass
contra dance
Anagrams
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