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Meanings of to the contrary in English

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

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Examples for "contrariwise"
Examples for "contrariwise"
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Indeed, the Government forces seemed to tend contrariwise to big business practices.
A Brief History of Panics and Their Periodical Occurrence in the...
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But luckily no harm came of this, but, contrariwise, a lasting good.
Mary Anerley: A Yorkshire Tale
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But, unluckily for her ladyship, its effect had been exactly contrariwise.
Pride and Prejudice
4
The most gifted of them coldly devoted themselves to working contrariwise.
Jean-Christophe in Paris: The Market-Place, Antoinette, the Hous...
5
I sent for thee to curse my enemies: and thou contrariwise blessest them.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 1
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I feel exhausted, sure, but contrarily swell about myself, like the best daughter.
Lit: a memoir
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It behaves in this respect quite contrarily to a metallic conductor.
The fantastic inventions of Nikola Tesla
3
Is there anything you dislike in me that you act so contrarily to my wishes?
The Return of the Native
4
It seems that Hen's more than contrarily stubborn lately.
Green Valley
5
This is true of the eccentricities, but Mars's orbit plane, contrarily, has a small inclination.
The Scientific Monthly, October to December, 1915
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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
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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...
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But he was not injured; on the contrary, he felt energized, stronger.
Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony
Usage of to the contrary in English
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He said the Government would present a scientific opinion to the contrary.
Radio NZ
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But most of the empirical evidence thus far points to the contrary.
Wired
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That's often not the case with you, despite appearances to the contrary.
Ebony
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Despite arguments to the contrary, he played rather well in South Africa.
The Guardian
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Despite all the evidence to the contrary, he knew this was true.
A fierce radiance: a novel
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If you believe you saw anything to the contrary, then you're mistaken.
Nano
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There's nothing pie-in-the-sky about that idea; to the contrary, it's eminently achievable.
Wired
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The criticism we get now is rather to the contrary, he said.
Reuters
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What information have they received to the contrary in their educational career?
Ebony
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Despite unanimous predictions to the contrary, Sanders walked away with the state.
Wired
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In the face of all experience to the contrary, it had happened.
Martin Eden
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The Weinsteins' suggestions to the contrary are deeply offensive and untrue. Ohhhkay.
The Irish Times
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Celtic will not be signing Robbie Fowler, despite reports to the contrary.
The Irish Times
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The Justice Department and the FBI had rock-solid evidence to the contrary.
Reuters
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Any assertions to the contrary have no basis of fact in them.
The Call of the South / 1908
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Investors worry about a potential default, despite Venezuela's assurances to the contrary.
Reuters
Translations for to the contrary