Matching Pairs Prefixes: Contra- & CounterOnline version Match the words with the definitions. by Lisa Robison 1 contrary 2 contrarian 3 contradict 4 counterintuitive 5 counterfeit 6 counterclockwise 7 contraband 8 contrast 9 counterexample 10 counterbalance completely different; opposite in nature, opinion, or action an example used to support a claim or statement that is the opposite of another claim or statement to express the opposite to look at different things to see how they are opposites or not related goes against your gut feeling, common sense, or intuition in the direction that is opposite of the direction the hands on the clock move anything that is against the law to buy or sell. a weight used to balance an opposite weight a person who thinks differently from other people; a person who does the opposite of what is expected being the opposite of real; fake or artificial