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

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

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1. to the contrary

   Synonyms:
   to an opposite purpose or intent, just the contrary

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1. Brent Bozell:

   That thinking is utterly contrary to what grassroots Republicans believe. He is reflecting the viewpoint of the chamber of commerce and the businesses.

2. President Biden:

   He has much larger ambitions in Ukraine. He wants to, in fact, reestablish the former Soviet Union.That’s what this is about, and I think that his — his ambitions are — are completely contrary to the place where the rest of the world has arrived.

3. Jay Nixon:

   Rewriting our state's constitution to condone discrimination would be contrary to our values and harmful to our economy.

4. Lee Wolosky:

   We need to have a reliable security partner to hand over a detainee. Contrary to the perception of some, we do not just drop these guys off and say have a nice life.

5. Abbas Naji:

   On the contrary, I stand with them because at that time we were liberated and they removed the tyranny of Saddam Hussein’s regime.