anticlockwise vs contraclockwise

anticlockwise and contraclockwise both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
anticlockwise	No	Yes	No	Yes
contraclockwise	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, anticlockwise and contraclockwise are synonyms defined as:

anticlockwise and contraclockwise: in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock

Other synonyms of anticlockwise include counterclockwise.

anticlockwise (adjective)	contraclockwise (adjective)
in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock	in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock

anticlockwise (adverb)	contraclockwise (adverb)
in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move