Meaning & use
Counterintuitively
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In a way that runs contrary to what intuition or common sense would suggest.
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Counterintuitively, adding more lanes to the highway often increases traffic congestion.
The drug works counterintuitively, calming patients instead of stimulating them.
A note on using this word
The word is frequently used to introduce a surprising finding in scientific or analytical writing.
Words with a similar meaning
paradoxicallyunexpectedly
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Words with an opposite meaning
intuitivelypredictably
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