the contrary
noun
: an opposite or different fact, event, or situation
He was sure his sister had made a mistake, but the contrary was true: she was right and he was wrong.
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The comment was reminiscent of Trump’s expressions of confidence in Putin’s reassurances in 2017 that Russia did not attempt to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, despite evidence to the contrary.
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Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
An article that year published by the Heritage Foundation — the group whose Project 2025 now appears, despite some Trump assurances to the contrary, to be driving much of his second administration’s rollout — laid out the case against the CFPB’s very existence.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2025
In fact, there has been a notable volume of research pointing to the contrary, showing caffeine seems to be somewhat neuroprotective, slowing cognitive decline in older subjects at high risk of conditions such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
—New Atlas, 11 Feb. 2025
To the contrary, during his first term, forty-two per cent of the leadership positions at OSHA, including the job of chief administrator, were left vacant.
—Eyal Press, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
An article that year published by the Heritage Foundation — the group whose Project 2025 now appears, despite some Trump assurances to the contrary, to be driving much of his second administration’s rollout — laid out the case against the CFPB’s very existence.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2025
In fact, there has been a notable volume of research pointing to the contrary, showing caffeine seems to be somewhat neuroprotective, slowing cognitive decline in older subjects at high risk of conditions such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
—New Atlas, 11 Feb. 2025
To the contrary, during his first term, forty-two per cent of the leadership positions at OSHA, including the job of chief administrator, were left vacant.
—Eyal Press, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the contrary
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“The contrary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20contrary. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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