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

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1. on the contraryadverb

   Synonyms:
   contrariwise

2. on the contraryadverb

   opposite of what had earlier been expected or assumed

   Synonyms:
   far from it, contrariwise, if anything, au contraire

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1. on the contrary

   Synonyms:
   but, in spite of, nevertheless, notwithstanding, notwithstanding, on the other hand, yet

   Antonyms:
   also, as well, as well as, besides, in addition, in like manner, likewise, similarly, too, withal

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

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1. on the contrary

   Synonyms:
   in opposition, on the other side

2. on the contrary

   Synonyms:
   so far from being so it is just the reverse, it is quite otherwise

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1. Marty Baron:

   Bernie Sanders is a member of a large club of politicians -- of every ideology -- who complain about their coverage, contrary to the conspiracy theory the senator seems to favor, Jeff Bezos allows our newsroom to operate with full independence, as our reporters and editors can attest.

2. Daniela Tejada:

   I don't trust the UAE judicial system. The way the case has been handled has been very concerning and against all international standards in spite of what The UAE insist on, contrary to their statements for example, he did not have medical and psychiatric care throughout.

3. Foreign Ministry spokesman Martin Schaefer:

   Turkey's membership of the European Union is a long process which we are in the middle of; the process is not simple, on the contrary, it is highly complicated due to a range of reasons, it is far too early to predict what the result at the end of this difficult accession process will be.

4. President Donald Trump on Wednesday:

   Contrary to the resolution, United States is not engaged in the use of force against Iran. Four months ago, I took decisive action to eliminate Qassem Soleimani while Qassem Soleimani was in Iraq. Iran responded by launching a series of missiles at our forces stationed in Iraq. No one was killed by these attacks.

5. Kevin McCarthy:

   Contrary to what the Secretary of State seems to be saying to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, it was not and has never been Congress’s intent to allow the Administration to grant a blanket waiver to travellers from Iran in order to facilitate the implementation of the Iran deal.