contrarily

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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Adverb
  • Overreliance on smartwatch data may lead to unnecessary anxiety or, conversely, false reassurance.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • White dwarfs, conversely, are the cosmic corpses of smaller stars with masses more in line with that of the sun.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • Elsewhere in the interview, Osbourne again pointed out that Black Sabbath aren’t planning on performing a full-length set.
    Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 5 May 2025
  • Robert De Niro will collaborate again with director David O. Russell, adding a Gen Z icon to the mix: Jenna Ortega.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 May 2025
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“Contrarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contrarily. Accessed 16 May. 2025.

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