intuitive
adjectiveUnderstood through immediate insight rather than explicit reasoning.
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adjectiveContrary to what intuition or ordinary expectation suggests.
instinctive
adjectiveArising naturally without deliberate thought or conscious planning.
nonrational
adjectiveNot based on or guided by reasoning.
paradox
nounAn apparent contradiction that may nevertheless express a truth.
paradoxical
adjectiveSeeming contradictory or contrary to expectation, sometimes while expressing a valid insight.
Seemingly contradictory
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perverse
adjectiveDeliberately contrary to what is expected or reasonable; also contrary in an unexpected way.
Deliberately contrary
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