- counterclockwise, anticlockwise, contraclockwise - in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock
Antonyms: clockwise, dextrorotary, dextrorotatory, right-handed
- counterclockwise, anticlockwise - in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move; "please move counterclockwise in a circle!"
Antonyms: clockwise
Derived from adjective counterclockwise1