counterintuitive

Example Sentences

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This counterintuitive ranking wasn’t because the period included the Swinging Sixties.

From The Wall Street Journal

A Reddit spokesperson said: "The ICO's insistence that we collect more private information on every UK user is counterintuitive and at odds with our strong belief in our users' online privacy and safety."

From BBC

And that night at the conference taught me something counterintuitive about professional credibility: among people who already have status, polish is cheap.

From The Wall Street Journal

The violence feels counterintuitive to human nature — and specifically the nature of Minnesotans.

From Salon

“At a certain point, it just feels completely counterintuitive,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times