counterintuitive

Even if seeking realism in creatures that only exist in our imagination might seem counterintuitive, the goal is to make them feel palpable within their made-up realm.

Scotland has some of the wettest parts of the UK, so it is perhaps counterintuitive to think about it as a country facing water scarcity.

It may sound counterintuitive — because the play is a drama tackling themes of class, feminism and parental and filial obligations — but Reaser and Harner’s superpower is their ability to laugh together.

She says the weight loss injections "completely silence what the body is asking for", which is counterintuitive to understanding what the body needs.

“It’s the only way you can respond to something as totally counterintuitive, unexpected and filled with blessings as my career is to say, ‘it happened.’