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Definitions

on the contrary

ADVERB
again
Synonyms
STRONGEST
also further then
WEAK
additionally besides furthermore moreover on the other hand
ADVERB
differently
Synonyms
STRONGEST
individually negatively separately variously
WEAK
abnormally adversely antagonistically antithetically asymmetrically conflictingly contradictorily contrarily contrastingly contrastively discordantly disparately dissimilarly distinctively divergently diversely hostilely in a different manner incompatibly incongruously nonconformably on the other hand oppositely poles apart uniquely unorthodoxly unusually vice versa
Antonyms
STRONGEST
together
ADVERB
vice versa
Synonyms
WEAK
about-face again backwards contra contrarily contrariwise contrary conversely far from it in reverse inversely mutatis mutandis oppositely reversed the opposite way the other way around turn about upside down
CONJUNCTION
or
Synonyms
WEAK
contrary to in reverse instead instead of oppositely or not or not exactly or rather rather reversing it
Antonyms
WEAK
neither nor without choice

Example Sentences

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It is, on the contrary, a way of continuing their legacy and celebrating them.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 31, 2026

“It is not a great disproportion between ourselves and others which produces envy, but on the contrary, a proximity,” wrote David Hume, the 18th-century philosopher and economist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

"But our study shows there's actually no conflict at all; on the contrary, these two things support each other."

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

“However, our data indicate that the average compensation for in-person roles is, on the contrary, slightly lower than that for otherwise identical remote positions.”

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2025

I had half expected her to be angry at this inquiry, but on the contrary, it was almost as though she had been long awaiting an opportunity to raise the very topic.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro