Antonyms of adj counterclockwise

1 sense of counterclockwise

Sense 1
counterclockwise (vs. clockwise), anticlockwise, contraclockwise -- (in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock)

clockwise (vs. counterclockwise) -- (in the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock)
        => dextrorotary, dextrorotatory, right-handed -- (rotating to the right)

Similarity of adj counterclockwise

1 sense of counterclockwise

Sense 1
counterclockwise (vs. clockwise), anticlockwise, contraclockwise -- (in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock)
       => levorotary, levorotatory, left-handed -- (rotating to the left)
          Also See-> sinistral#1

Antonyms of adv counterclockwise

1 sense of counterclockwise

Sense 1
counterclockwise, anticlockwise -- (in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move; "please move counterclockwise in a circle!")
       Antonym of clockwise (Sense 1)
      => clockwise -- (in the direction that the hands of a clock move; "please move clockwise in a circle")

Synonyms of adv counterclockwise

1 sense of counterclockwise

Sense 1
counterclockwise, anticlockwise -- (in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move; "please move counterclockwise in a circle!")

2024, Cloud WordNet Browser