Synonyms for counterintuitive
ˌkaʊn tər ɪnˈtu ɪ tɪv, -ˈtyu-coun·ter·in·tu·itive

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1. counterintuitiveadjective

   Antonyms:
   intuitive

2. counterintuitiveadjective

   Antonyms:
   intuitive

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1. counterintuitiveadjective

   contrary to what common sense would suggest

   Antonyms:
   sensible, reasonable

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1. List of paraphrases for "counterintuitive":

   illogical

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1. Elle Martinez:

   I know it sounds counterintuitive, but talk about your goals instead, something simple, like wanting to go on vacation next year.

2. David Bakula:

   Vinyl is driven by independent record stores and consumers who are into sound quality and tangible, physical products, everything about the technology revolution is counterintuitive to vinyl sales, and yet, it still increases.

3. Lauren Greenfield:

   One of the insights I took from this process was that the compliments we so frequently and often unconsciously bestow on girls can actually have a negative effect and even become a source of pain and disempowerment, while counterintuitive, compliments, especially the ones related to physical appearance like 'you're so cute; you're adorable,' were perceived as limiting and oppressive, making girls feel that the expectations on them were focused on their appearance and not on their abilities or what was inside.

4. Michael Grandner:

   It's counterintuitive, but spending time in bed awake turns the bed into the dentist's chair.

5. Police Cathy Lanier:

   If you're in a position to try and take the gunman down, to take the gunman out, it's the best option for saving lives before police can get there, and that's – you know, that's kind of counterintuitive to what cops always tell people, right ? We always tell people, ‘ Don't, you know, don't take action. Call 911. Don't intervene in the robbery. ’ We've never told people, ‘ Take action. ’ It's a different – this is a different scenario.