CONTRARILY Synonyms: 13 Similar and Opposite Words

contrarily

adverb

as in conversely

just the opposite being true contrarily, the most authentic novel about the American Civil War was written by someone born six years after it had ended

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Recent Examples of contrarily Then, Venus will square Saturn on May 28, which contrarily forces reality to step in. —

Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026 Right now, Mercury and Jupiter are entangled across the areas of your chart that highlight partnerships and, contrarily, alone time. —

Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026 Dolphins contrarily are on a 4-1 run on opening day. —

Greg Cote september 4, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025

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Adverb

The competing narratives — that rich people are hoarding homes or conversely that the tax measure is government overreach — are being promulgated by campaigns with war chests that have grown substantially in recent days.

— Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
Baranov, conversely, is a flashy communicator.

— David Sims, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026