Synonyms for on the contrary
on the con·tra·ry

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1. on the contraryadverb

   Synonyms:
   contrariwise

2. on the contraryadverb

   opposite of what had earlier been expected or assumed

   Synonyms:
   far from it, contrariwise, if anything, au contraire

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1. on the contrary

   Synonyms:
   but, in spite of, nevertheless, notwithstanding, notwithstanding, on the other hand, yet

   Antonyms:
   also, as well, as well as, besides, in addition, in like manner, likewise, similarly, too, withal

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1. contrarily, to the contrary, contrariwise, on the contraryadverb

   contrary to expectations

   "he didn't stay home; on the contrary, he went out with his friends"

   Synonyms:
   the other way around, contrariwise, vice versa, perversely, to the contrary, contrarily

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1. on the contrary

   Synonyms:
   in opposition, on the other side

2. on the contrary

   Synonyms:
   so far from being so it is just the reverse, it is quite otherwise

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1. Southeast Asian:

   I again stress that the arbitration court has no jurisdiction in the case and on the relevant matter, and should not hold hearings or make a ruling, the Philippines' unilateral lodging of the South China Sea arbitration case is contrary to international law.

2. Peter Bergen:

   Haiti's constitutional crisis failed to register with many Washington policymakers as well as those in the international community for far too long -- in part, thanks to the plethora of challenges already present in the Western Hemisphere, notwithstanding the President Joe Biden administration's claims to the contrary, the inattention of Peter Bergen policymakers in recent years has contributed to the country's rapid unraveling.

3. Lyubov Sobol:

   Labeling us as extremists — contrary to the common sense and to the laws of this country, because obviously we're not involved in any extremism — is quite a serious attack on our organization. We will have to survive in completely different conditions, but I am sure our work won't stop.

4. Auguste Comte, Philosophie Positive (1830):

   Every attempt to employ mathematical methods in the study of chemical questions must be considered profoundly irrational and contrary to the spirit of chemistry... If mathematical analysis should ever had prominent place in chemistry - an aberration, which is happily almost impossible - it would be a rapid and widespread degeneration of that science.

5. Ime Archibong:

   Contrary to claims by the New York Times, friends' information, like photos, was only accessible on devices when people made a decision to share their information with those friends.