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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On the contrary, it is universally accepted as true.
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Theodore McDarrah, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
On the contrary: AmericaFest is a lovefest for Shapiro, who is swarmed by starstruck admirers.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
Despite reports of the contrary, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denies hindering humanitarian aid and claims to have facilitated hundreds of truckloads of supplies to Gaza in recent weeks.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Again and again, his characters interrupt otherwise interesting storylines to emphasize that society couldn’t possibly function with less oil and gas (despite mountains of evidence to the contrary).
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Theodore McDarrah, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
On the contrary: AmericaFest is a lovefest for Shapiro, who is swarmed by starstruck admirers.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
Despite reports of the contrary, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denies hindering humanitarian aid and claims to have facilitated hundreds of truckloads of supplies to Gaza in recent weeks.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Again and again, his characters interrupt otherwise interesting storylines to emphasize that society couldn’t possibly function with less oil and gas (despite mountains of evidence to the contrary).
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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“The contrary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20contrary. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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