on the contrary
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on the contrary
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Opposite of what had earlier been expected or assumed; to the contrary.
Many persons have an idea that a habitually dark room is best for the eyes. On the contrary, it weakens them and renders them permanently unable to bear the light of the sun.
Similar: au contraire, if anything, far from it, per contra, contrariwise
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prep_phrase opposite
| Español | al contrario, por el contrario, a la inversa, por la inversa, a contrarruta |
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| 한국어 | 오히려 ohiryeo |
| 日本語 | それどころか soredokoroka |
| 中文 | 反而 fǎn'ér, 相反 xiāngfǎn, 反之 fǎnzhī, 與此相反 /与此相反 yǔcǐxiāngfǎn |
| Português | ao contrário, pelo contrário |
| Français | au contraire |
| Deutsch | im Gegenteil |
| Italiano | al contrario, anzi |
| Ελληνικά | αντίθετα antítheta |
| Română | dimpotrivă, din contră |
| Русский | наоборо́т naoborót, напро́тив naprótiv |
| العربية | عَلَى الْعَكْس ʕalā l-ʕaks, بِالْعَكْس bi-l-ʕaks |
| עברית | אִיפְּכָא מִסְתַּבְּרָא ípkha mistábra, אַדְּרַבָּה adrabá, נַהֲפוֹךְ הוּא nahafókh hú, לְהֶפֶךְ lehéfkh |
Talk about this word "on the contrary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/on%20the%20contrary. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. on the contrary. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/on%20the%20contrary "on the contrary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/on%20the%20contrary.Cite this
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title = {on the contrary},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/on%20the%20contrary},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
