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 circulation of this paper is not among the lower classes: on the contrary, its principal clientele is among the more intelligent people.
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2024
On the contrary, Islam flourished through calligraphy.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
On the contrary, comedian Tom Papa has been making a career out of clean comedy for over three decades now since his days performing as an opener for Jerry Seinfeld in the ’90s to the early 2000s.
—Alex Distefano, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
The public mistakenly thinks that the Aguilar’s and the Fernandez’s don’t get along and on the contrary, my father was a great admirer of Mr. Antonio Aguilar.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2024
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2024
On the contrary, Islam flourished through calligraphy.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
On the contrary, comedian Tom Papa has been making a career out of clean comedy for over three decades now since his days performing as an opener for Jerry Seinfeld in the ’90s to the early 2000s.
—Alex Distefano, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
The public mistakenly thinks that the Aguilar’s and the Fernandez’s don’t get along and on the contrary, my father was a great admirer of Mr. Antonio Aguilar.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2024
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 8 Nov. 2024.
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