contrary vs diverse

contrary

adj
  • Opposed; contradictory; inconsistent. 

  • Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse. 

  • Given to opposition; perverse; wayward. 

adv
  • Contrarily 

noun
  • One of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true, though they may both be false. 

  • The opposite. 

diverse

adj
  • Different; dissimilar; distinct; not the same 

  • Capable of various forms; multiform. 

  • Composed of people with a variety of different demographic characteristics in terms of, for example, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, etc., and having a sizeable representation of people that are minorities in a given area. 

  • Belonging to a minority group. 

  • Consisting of many different elements; various. 

adv
  • In different directions; diversely. 

How often have the words contrary and diverse occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )