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counterintuitively adverb (mainly UKcounter-intuitively)uk /ˌkaʊn.tər.ɪnˈtʃuː.ɪ.tɪv.li/ us /ˌkaʊn.t̬ɚ.ɪnˈtuː.ɪ.t̬ɪv.li/ in a way that does not happen or is not done in the way you would expect: Making a transition like this requires a company to think counterintuitively. Counter-intuitively, small workplaces provided 70 hours of formal training annually, whereas large workplaces provided only 60 hours. Having the ability to think counter-intuitively is a critical tool for investors. Perhaps counterintuitively, working mothers are now having more babies than those who stay at home full time. Adjusting speed limits to create "artificial slowdowns" would, counterintuitively, keep traffic moving faster. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Logic and reason a fortiori a posteriori a priori analytic antinomy illogicality illogically inclusive disjunction incoherently inductive non-theoretical non-verbal nonscientific overintellectualization overintellectualize teleology theoretical theoretically theory thinking
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