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counterclockwise

adjective

1 counterclockwise

In the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock.

synonyms: anticlockwise, contraclockwise.

adverb

1 counterclockwise

In a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move:
— Please move counterclockwise in a circle!.

synonym: anticlockwise.


Moby thesaurus: a rebours, a reculons, against the grain, anticlockwise, arear, around, ass-backwards, astern, away, back, backward, backwards, clockwise, earthward, fro, head over heels, heavenward, heels over head, hindward, hindwards ... show more.

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