counterintuitively
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7.9
- adverb
- /ˌkaʊntərɪnˈtjuːɪtɪvli/
- Counterintuitively, farmworkers who used health care had higher mean distances to the nearest FQHC and worked in more rural counties.
- Counterintuitively, perhaps
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Watch on YouTubeAnd so maybe counterintuitively, the the result is that it's actually better for you, twice as good for you to switch rather than stay.
- And so maybe counterintuitively, the the result is that it's actually better for you, twice as good for you to switch rather than stay.
- But another benefit, counterintuitively, is that because the storage is so fast, no one chiplet on our CPU can keep up with it.
- And so maybe counterintuitively, it will be bigger spatially, it will distend, it will bloat, although it'll be redder, it'll be cooler.
Examples
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From an educational perspective, social workers should be taught that, counterintuitively, true empathy cannot exist without a strong sense of self as separate from others.
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Yet it also makes the film feel smaller and, counterintuitively, more difficult to buy into.
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And so maybe counterintuitively, the the result is that it's actually better for you, twice as good for you to switch rather than stay.
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Luck: "So I began to think a little bit counterintuitively that actually selling beer at our stadium would help us gain control."
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The net result of this, counterintuitively, was to increase the number of bugs.
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Therefore, and somewhat counterintuitively, new recipients are increasingly demanding to go the way of foreign military sales rather than direct commercial sales.
Academic text (2001) -
But another benefit, counterintuitively, is that because the storage is so fast, no one chiplet on our CPU can keep up with it.
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Counterintuitively, given its size, the Innovation is also the fastest jack-up vessel in its class.
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Smith's racial theology ran counterintuitively to contemporary racial beliefs.
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Counterintuitively, some people find that exercising in the morning helps them feel more energized throughout the day.
Synonyms
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2.5
In a way that people do not expect
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3.4
In a strange or unexpected way
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3.2
In an unusual or unexpected way
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3.7
In a way that is very surprising or seems impossible
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2.3
Happening without any warning
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4.3
In a way that shows the opposite is true
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3.5
In a strange or unexpected way
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4.0
In a way that makes people very surprised
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7.2
In a way that seems opposite to what you expect
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4.4
In a strange or unexpected way
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5.6
In a way that makes people feel very surprised
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6.2
In a strange way that people notice
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6.1
In a way that is confusing and hard to understand
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8.2
In a way that is hard to understand or does not match what you expect
Antonyms
How Counterintuitive
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7.9
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3.3
281
2.5
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2.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
counterintuitively = counterintuitive (transparent) = counter + intuit + ive + ly
The adverbial form is clearly derived from the adjective 'counterintuitive'.
Etymology
Counterintuitively comes from counter- meaning 'against' and intuitive from intuition meaning 'a gut feeling'. So, to do something counterintuitively is to act in a way that goes 'against' your first feeling or what you expect.