counterintuitive
adjective
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Given the happy-go-lucky vibes of the classic Archie comics, an intentionally dark, subversive take on the cult favorite — in silver screen format, no less — almost seemed counterintuitive. — Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, "The Best Beauty Moments from "Riverdale"," 1 Sep. 2018 Remove Porch Rails This might seem counterintuitive, but removing your porch rails will significantly open up your space, making the area easier to accommodate outdoor dining and entertaining. 2. — Rori Kotch, Country Living, "5 Bold Decorating Ideas to Steal From This Magical Porch," 2 July 2015 That would be counterintuitive to what the Republican majority wants to do. — Fox News, "What role has Rosenstein played in decision to declassify?," 21 Sep. 2018 This may be counterintuitive, but the party Democratic leaders and activists see is not what our party has become two decades into the 21st century. — James Bacchus, WSJ, "Democrats, Free Trade Is Your Destiny," 3 Dec. 2018 The stock-picking push is counterintuitive in the hedge-fund industry. — Rachael Levy, WSJ, "D.E. Shaw Is a Quant King. Its Humans Are Losing Money," 8 Nov. 2018 The increasingly expensive configurations for the Model 3 are planned steps, if somewhat counterintuitive ones, toward Musk's vision of Tesla as a mass-production player with vehicles affordable to a broader swath of buyers. — Bloomberg, latimes.com, "Elon Musk announces $78,000 version of Tesla Model 3 — unaffordable for the masses," 21 May 2018 To go deeper into print in our digital age seems almost counterintuitive. — Mark Holgate, Vogue, "10+ Magazine Is the New Boxed Publication From Fashion Stylist and Publisher Sophia Neophitou," 22 Nov. 2018 The same kind of counterintuitive finding pops up in the research on people who stand a lot for work. — Julia Belluz, Vox, "Americans sit too much. Standing desks aren’t going to fix the problem.," 20 Nov. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'counterintuitive.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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