the contrary
noun
: an opposite or different fact, event, or situation
He was sure his sister had made a mistake, but the contrary was true: she was right and he was wrong.
Examples of the contrary in a Sentence
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The critics warned the bill would give courts a green light to abandon reporter recruitment efforts and go all-in on electronic recordings, regardless of promises to the contrary.
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Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
To the contrary, much of Thursday’s presentation focused on 2025 titles, several of them new, and even titles dated for 2026.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
To the contrary, the regional order appears to be sorting itself out without the United States, and the administration has not been able to prevent the deaths of more than 30,000 Palestinians and the physical devastation of Gaza.
—Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024
Some of the jackpot from Norway for carbon offsets has been earmarked for eight small solar farms, but Mr. Sharma, who drives an electric car and has solar panels at his house, maintains that solar energy is too expensive to be a primary power source, despite arguments to the contrary.
—Gaiutra Bahadur Keisha Scarville, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Despite some information that suggests girls are less interested in STEM careers than boys, The 2024 Black Students and STEM Report found the contrary.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 22 Mar. 2024
That implies that leaders have yet to fall out of love with human-first workplaces, despite fear-mongering to the contrary.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2024
On the contrary, respect for living things generates abundance.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Yet, Judge Breyer noted that despite its claims to the contrary, X was careful to not attack the veracity of the CCDH’s claims in the suit and did not file a claim for defamation.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2024
Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
To the contrary, much of Thursday’s presentation focused on 2025 titles, several of them new, and even titles dated for 2026.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
To the contrary, the regional order appears to be sorting itself out without the United States, and the administration has not been able to prevent the deaths of more than 30,000 Palestinians and the physical devastation of Gaza.
—Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024
Some of the jackpot from Norway for carbon offsets has been earmarked for eight small solar farms, but Mr. Sharma, who drives an electric car and has solar panels at his house, maintains that solar energy is too expensive to be a primary power source, despite arguments to the contrary.
—Gaiutra Bahadur Keisha Scarville, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Despite some information that suggests girls are less interested in STEM careers than boys, The 2024 Black Students and STEM Report found the contrary.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 22 Mar. 2024
That implies that leaders have yet to fall out of love with human-first workplaces, despite fear-mongering to the contrary.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2024
On the contrary, respect for living things generates abundance.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Yet, Judge Breyer noted that despite its claims to the contrary, X was careful to not attack the veracity of the CCDH’s claims in the suit and did not file a claim for defamation.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2024
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“The contrary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20contrary. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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