Contrarian
noun
Someone who opposes or rejects popular opinion or current practices.
Being a contrarian, John always finds himself arguing against popular views in conversations.
Often appears as...
- contrarian thinking
- contrarian investor
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Going against popular opinion or current practices.
Her contrarian viewpoint often brought fresh perspectives to our discussions.
Often appears as...
- contrarian view
- contrarian strategy
Usage tips
Approving
noun
Someone who opposes or rejects popular opinion or current practices.
Being a contrarian, John always finds himself arguing against popular views in conversations.
Often appears as...
- contrarian thinking
- contrarian investor
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Going against popular opinion or current practices.
Her contrarian viewpoint often brought fresh perspectives to our discussions.
Often appears as...
- contrarian view
- contrarian strategy
Usage tips
Approving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Critical Stance
Often implies a person takes a skeptical view of the general consensus.
Despite its popularity, he took a contrarian stance on the issue.
Pro Tip 2/3Debate Usage
Useful in discussions to show you understand all sides of an argument.
She played the contrarian to challenge the team's assumptions.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Negative
Contrarians can be positive, often bringing new ideas where others follow the crowd.
His contrarian approach solved the problem when traditional methods failed.
Pro Tip 1/3Critical Stance
Often implies a person takes a skeptical view of the general consensus.
Despite its popularity, he took a contrarian stance on the issue.
Pro Tip 2/3Debate Usage
Useful in discussions to show you understand all sides of an argument.
She played the contrarian to challenge the team's assumptions.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Negative
Contrarians can be positive, often bringing new ideas where others follow the crowd.
His contrarian approach solved the problem when traditional methods failed.
Pro Tip 1/3Critical Stance
Often implies a person takes a skeptical view of the general consensus.
Despite its popularity, he took a contrarian stance on the issue.
Pro Tip 2/3Debate Usage
Useful in discussions to show you understand all sides of an argument.
She played the contrarian to challenge the team's assumptions.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Negative
Contrarians can be positive, often bringing new ideas where others follow the crowd.
His contrarian approach solved the problem when traditional methods failed.
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Video examples
Inside the bizarre world...
Guys -- contrarian white teens of the world -- if you are being a round earth skeptic and a male privilege skeptic and a racism is bad skeptic, you're not being a skeptic, you're being a jerk.
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Legendary Library of...
is certainly a dream that most of humanity has cherished the celebration of universal knowledge rationality tolerance respect for science and for the contrarian view all of these values
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Inside the bizarre world...
Guys -- contrarian white teens of the world -- if you are being a round earth skeptic and a male privilege skeptic and a racism is bad skeptic, you're not being a skeptic, you're being a jerk.
Video examples
Legendary Library of...
is certainly a dream that most of humanity has cherished the celebration of universal knowledge rationality tolerance respect for science and for the contrarian view all of these values
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Jason Reitman
Canadian Director
When you're young, you want to make every kind of film: musicals, Westerns, horror. Slowly you begin to hear your own voice. I hope people receive what I do as small, personal films that are somewhat contrarian about their main characters.
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Lou Doillon
French Actress
I'm a bit of a contrarian, so I like the idea of going on stage without makeup, without the hair being done, in the jeans and shirt I've been wearing all day. At first that was an issue, because I didn't want to be disrespectful.
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Boyan Slat
Dutch Businessman
The way you advance a technological society is to try things - to be controversial and contrarian in your thinking in order to get to something that eventually people say, 'I told you it was a great idea.
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Mariam Naficy
American Businesswoman
Don't be afraid of developing a contrarian viewpoint on what type of person is perfect for your company as CTO and how you're going to find that person.
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Sarah Carter
Canadian Actress
I have followed my heart my whole life - the crazy kid, a contrarian by nature, and I've been in trouble in points in my career.
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Peter Thiel
American Businessman
I think what's always important is not to be contrarian for its own sake but to really get at the truth.
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James Carville
American Lawyer
To be a contrarian, you've got to be a contrarian against your own people.
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John F. Kennedy Jr.
American Lawyer
I have a slight contrarian impulse I can't seem to shake.
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George T. Conway III
American Lawyer
I have contrarian tendencies.
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Sean Waltman
American Wrestler
I was always a contrarian.
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Jason Reitman
Canadian Director
When you're young, you want to make every kind of film: musicals, Westerns, horror. Slowly you begin to hear your own voice. I hope people receive what I do as small, personal films that are somewhat contrarian about their main characters.
Quote examples
Lou Doillon
French Actress
I'm a bit of a contrarian, so I like the idea of going on stage without makeup, without the hair being done, in the jeans and shirt I've been wearing all day. At first that was an issue, because I didn't want to be disrespectful.
Quote examples
Boyan Slat
Dutch Businessman
The way you advance a technological society is to try things - to be controversial and contrarian in your thinking in order to get to something that eventually people say, 'I told you it was a great idea.
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Mariam Naficy
American Businesswoman
Don't be afraid of developing a contrarian viewpoint on what type of person is perfect for your company as CTO and how you're going to find that person.
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Sarah Carter
Canadian Actress
I have followed my heart my whole life - the crazy kid, a contrarian by nature, and I've been in trouble in points in my career.
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Peter Thiel
American Businessman
I think what's always important is not to be contrarian for its own sake but to really get at the truth.
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James Carville
American Lawyer
To be a contrarian, you've got to be a contrarian against your own people.
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John F. Kennedy Jr.
American Lawyer
I have a slight contrarian impulse I can't seem to shake.
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George T. Conway III
American Lawyer
I have contrarian tendencies.
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Sean Waltman
American Wrestler
I was always a contrarian.
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