HyperDic: on_the_contrary

English > 1 sense of the expression on the contrary:
ADVERBallon the contrary, contrarily, to the contrary, contrariwisecontrary to expectations
English > on the contrary: 1 sense > adverb 1
Meaningcontrary to expectations.
Example on the contrary, he went out with his friends"
Synonymscontrarily, to the contrary, contrariwise
Spanishmas
Catalanal contrari, per contra

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