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Meanings of on the contrary in English

Portuguese
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Contrary to expectations; on the contrary, he went out with his friends"

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[Phrase implying that the following clause is contrary to prior belief].

Usage of on the contrary in English
1
The Senate, on the contrary, lost both in power and in prestige.
The United States Since the Civil War
2
Not the least in the world: on the contrary, a confirmed mystic.
Major Barbara
3
The idea did not frighten me; on the contrary, it comforted me.
Full dark, no stars
4
Our position in the creek on the contrary was close and confined.
Narrative of an Expedition into Central Australia / Performed Un...
5
But he was not injured; on the contrary, he felt energized, stronger.
Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony
6
This question did not wound Dolores; on the contrary it consoled her.
Which? Or, Between Two Women
7
It was not very explicit; on the contrary, it was rather incoherent.
Empire Builders
8
The costume of the men on the contrary is becoming and graceful.
After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819
9
No; on the contrary, I may almost say it has revived me.
I.N.R.I.: A prisoner's Story of the Cross
10
Otto, on the contrary, moved in the lists of philosophy and poetry.
O. T., A Danish Romance
11
It is, on the contrary, the condition of any vital art whatever.
French Art: Classic and Contemporary Painting and Sculpture
12
In Finnish tales, on the contrary, Russian influence is often very apparent.
The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literatur...
13
Her mother, on the contrary, flaunted in the garish light of society.
Hyperion
14
The ventral roots, on the contrary, are myal or segmental in position.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
15
But, on the contrary, the children were quite interested in their mission.
Marjorie's Vacation
16
It's not that I don't care about such policies; on the contrary.
The Irish Times
Translations for on the contrary