noun
- people who habitually oppose or reject popular opinion or established practices
Usage: plural form of contrarian
Examples
- The contrarians in the group always questioned the majority’s decisions.
- Financial contrarians often invest against market trends.
- These contrarians refused to accept the conventional wisdom.
- The debate was lively thanks to several vocal contrarians.
- Contrarians play an important role in challenging groupthink.
- The company’s contrarians pushed for a different marketing strategy.