adjective
- expressing opposition or contrast
Usage: grammar; formal
noun
- a word or phrase that expresses opposition or contrast
Usage: grammar; formal
Examples
- The word ‘but’ is an adversative conjunction.
- However is an adversative adverb that shows contrast.
- The adversative clause introduced a contrasting idea.
- Students must learn to identify adversative relationships in sentences.
- The adversative ‘nevertheless’ connects opposing thoughts.
- Writers use adversative words to show disagreement or contrast.