as in conversely
just the opposite being true
contrarily, the most authentic novel about the American Civil War was written by someone born six years after it had ended
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Recent Examples of contrarily
Right now, Mercury and Jupiter are entangled across the areas of your chart that highlight partnerships and, contrarily, alone time.
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Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
Dolphins contrarily are on a 4-1 run on opening day.
—Greg Cote
september 4, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
Dolphins contrarily are on a 4-1 run on opening day.
—Greg Cote
september 4, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contrarily
Adverb
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Requiring hours of collaboration and complex coding, the 1976 animation is, conversely, one of Bettina’s most visually straightforward objects.—
Katherine Rochester,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2026
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Fossil fuels, conversely, are permanently exposed to ongoing opex risk.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
27 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Davis Martin and relievers Sean Newcomb and Jordan Hicks made sure that didn’t happen again on Monday.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Something else has to provide or something will give way again.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Contrarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contrarily. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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