anticlockwise

chiefly British

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anticlockwise
counterclockwise
Adverb
  • The steel case is topped with a 12-sided ceramic unidirectional bezel that provides a firm grip and a solid, quiet motion when rotating it counterclockwise.
    Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Upon entering the facility grounds, visitors proceed counterclockwise around the basin, symbolically taking them back to 1945.
    Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Anticlockwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anticlockwise. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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