Antonyms for counterintuitive
ˌkaʊn tər ɪnˈtu ɪ tɪv, -ˈtyu-coun·ter·in·tu·itive

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1. counterintuitiveadjective

   Antonyms:
   intuitive

2. counterintuitiveadjective

   Antonyms:
   intuitive

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1. counterintuitiveadjective

   contrary to what common sense would suggest

   Antonyms:
   sensible, reasonable

How to use counterintuitive in a sentence?

1. Michael Grandner:

   It's counterintuitive, but spending time in bed awake turns the bed into the dentist's chair.

2. Christopher Slobogin:

   Lay people tend to think of people with mental illness as extremely dangerous, and that also influences jurors, especially if someone has killed someone, usually there's evidence of intent and planning that seems to be counterintuitive to the lay view of mental illness.

3. State John Kerry:

   It is counterintuitive, but the truth is that notwithstanding the threat of ISIL, notwithstanding people being beheaded publicly and burned publicly and the atrocities that they are perpetrating. And it is a serious, serious challenge to us, notwithstanding that, there is actually less threat and less probability of people dying in some sort of violent conflict today than at any time in human history.

4. Elle Martinez:

   I know it sounds counterintuitive, but talk about your goals instead, something simple, like wanting to go on vacation next year.

5. Police Cathy Lanier:

   If you're in a position to try and take the gunman down, to take the gunman out, it's the best option for saving lives before police can get there, and that's – you know, that's kind of counterintuitive to what cops always tell people, right ? We always tell people, ‘ Don't, you know, don't take action. Call 911. Don't intervene in the robbery. ’ We've never told people, ‘ Take action. ’ It's a different – this is a different scenario.

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