[
  {
    "word": "contrary",
    "phonetic": "/\u02c8k\u0252nt\u0279\u0259\u0279i/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8k\u0252nt\u0279\u0259\u0279i/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8k\u0251nt\u0279\u025b\u0279i/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/contrary-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1250157",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "The opposite.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "One of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true, , though they may both be false.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "witherward"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To oppose; to frustrate.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To impugn.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To contradict (someone or something).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To do the opposite of (someone or something).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To act inconsistently or perversely; to act in opposition to.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To argue; to debate; to uphold an opposite opinion.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To be self-contradictory; to become reversed.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "contrary winds"
          },
          {
            "definition": "Opposed; contradictory; inconsistent.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "What may be \"politically correct\" could be contrary to the teachings of Jesus."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Given to opposition; perverse; wayward.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "a contrary disposition; a contrary child"
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Contrarily",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/contrary"
    ]
  }
]