quite the contrary
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quite the contrary
adverb on the contrary · to the contrary
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opposite of what had earlier been expected or assumed.
Similar: au contraire, if anything, far from it, quite the opposite, contrariwise
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Talk about this word "quite the contrary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/quite%20the%20contrary. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. quite the contrary. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/quite%20the%20contrary "quite the contrary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/quite%20the%20contrary.Cite this
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