contrary
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈkɒntrəri/
:
lo contrario
- After all, no one left you; on the contrary, you dropped her.
- evidence to the contrary
- claims to the contrary
- argue to the contrary
So what are the contraries of those kinds of motion?
- So what are the contraries of those kinds of motion?
- So selfish and benevolent are going to be opposites, contraries to each other.
- In fact, in fact, quite the contrary.
- It is unbelievable that this man thinks that he can manipulate Putin or she, and it's quite the contrary.
- Democrats, to the contrary, don't spend enough time bashing RedState policies.
- I I had not really shed that belief because I had no information to the contrary.
- I've said after a long description, it feels like I've supplied a lot of evidence to the contrary.
- When you have someone that suffers from confirmation bias and you bring them evidence to the contrary, it actually deepens their bias.
- And so the real meaning of, of being a Christ is holding something in a higher vision, despite appearances to the contrary.
- In world history, On the contrary, fell to pieces.
- Morals against it, against the contrary.
- In fact, to the contrary, I said defund.
- It seems weird that that would be radical or kind of like the the the contrary, the hot take.
Examples
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Changing times, however, do not decrease the need for research; on the contrary, they increase it.
Academic text (1990) -
On the contrary, that rule lay at the heart of both sides' claims.
Academic text (2017) -
I would argue, to the contrary, that they are needed more than ever.
Academic text (2015) -
However, the results showed the contrary; most valued preferences center around religion and family.
Academic text (2008) -
The contextual theology movement, on the contrary, is an attempt at repentance.
Academic text (2008) -
Tangible power assets alone cannot determine the outcomes of struggles; on the contrary, intangible assets are decisive.
Academic text (1999) -
Impressions to the contrary can be attributed to reliance on presumptions, boasts, and inventions.
Academic text (2013) -
Unless I have evidence to the contrary, I very much consider her to be alive.
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I would argue, to the contrary, that they are needed more than ever.
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On the contrary, it only strengthens my resolve.
Synonyms
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1.0
A word with a completely different meaning from another word
71
4.2
A situation that is the exact opposite of what was expected
41
4.1
The other side of something that shows a different, often negative, effect
8
6.2
Something that is the opposite of another thing in order or effect
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
How Expected
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2.3
- Jargon
219
3.5
- Informal
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3.9
Surface Forms
Etymology
Contrary comes from the Latin root contra meaning 'against', which gives the sense of being the 'opposite'. That is why when the facts show the opposite of what was said, we say the result is the contrary, meaning the thing 'against' or different from the claim.