Usage of "to the contrary"

português

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

Sinônimos

Examples for "contrariwise"

Indeed, the Government forces seemed to tend contrariwise to big business practices. 
 A Brief History of Panics and Their Periodical Occurrence in the... 

But luckily no harm came of this, but, contrariwise, a lasting good. 
 Mary Anerley: A Yorkshire Tale 

But, unluckily for her ladyship, its effect had been exactly contrariwise. 
 Pride and Prejudice 

The most gifted of them coldly devoted themselves to working contrariwise. 
 Jean-Christophe in Paris: The Market-Place, Antoinette, the Hous... 

I sent for thee to curse my enemies: and thou contrariwise blessest them. 
 The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 1 

I feel exhausted, sure, but contrarily swell about myself, like the best daughter. 
 Lit: a memoir 

It behaves in this respect quite contrarily to a metallic conductor. 
 The fantastic inventions of Nikola Tesla 

Is there anything you dislike in me that you act so contrarily to my wishes? 
 The Return of the Native 

It seems that Hen's more than contrarily stubborn lately. 
 Green Valley 

This is true of the eccentricities, but Mars's orbit plane, contrarily, has a small inclination. 
 The Scientific Monthly, October to December, 1915 

The Senate, on the contrary, lost both in power and in prestige. 
 The United States Since the Civil War 

Not the least in the world: on the contrary, a confirmed mystic. 
 Major Barbara 

The idea did not frighten me; on the contrary, it comforted me. 
 Full dark, no stars 

Our position in the creek on the contrary was close and confined. 
 Narrative of an Expedition into Central Australia / Performed Un... 

But he was not injured; on the contrary, he felt energized, stronger. 
 Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony 

Uso de to the contrary em inglês

He said the Government would present a scientific opinion to the contrary. 
 Radio NZ 

But most of the empirical evidence thus far points to the contrary. 
 Wired 

That's often not the case with you, despite appearances to the contrary. 
 Ebony 

Despite arguments to the contrary, he played rather well in South Africa. 
 The Guardian 

Despite all the evidence to the contrary, he knew this was true. 
 A fierce radiance: a novel 

If you believe you saw anything to the contrary, then you're mistaken. 
 Nano 

There's nothing pie-in-the-sky about that idea; to the contrary, it's eminently achievable. 
 Wired 

The criticism we get now is rather to the contrary, he said. 
 Reuters 

What information have they received to the contrary in their educational career? 
 Ebony 

Despite unanimous predictions to the contrary, Sanders walked away with the state. 
 Wired 

In the face of all experience to the contrary, it had happened. 
 Martin Eden 

The Weinsteins' suggestions to the contrary are deeply offensive and untrue. Ohhhkay. 
 The Irish Times 

Celtic will not be signing Robbie Fowler, despite reports to the contrary. 
 The Irish Times 

The Justice Department and the FBI had rock-solid evidence to the contrary. 
 Reuters 

Any assertions to the contrary have no basis of fact in them. 
 The Call of the South / 1908 

Investors worry about a potential default, despite Venezuela's assurances to the contrary. 
 Reuters 

Translations for to the contrary

português

em frente pelo contrário ao contrário mas

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Significados de to the contrary em inglês