ALL meanings of to the contrary
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T t - adjective to the contrary opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed: contrary to fact; contrary propositions. 1
- adjective to the contrary opposite in direction or position: departures in contrary directions. 1
- adjective to the contrary being the opposite one of two: I will make the contrary choice. 1
- adjective to the contrary unfavorable or adverse. 1
- adjective to the contrary perverse; stubbornly opposed or willful. 1
- noun plural to the contrary something that is contrary or opposite: to prove the contrary of a statement. 1
- noun plural to the contrary either of two contrary things. 1
- noun plural to the contrary Logic. a proposition so related to another proposition that both may not be true though both may be false, as with the propositions “All judges are male” and “No judges are male.”. 1
- adverb to the contrary in opposition; oppositely; counter: to act contrary to one's own principles. 1
- idioms to the contrary by contraries, contrary to expectation. 1
- idioms to the contrary on the contrary, in opposition to what has been stated. from another point of view: On the contrary, there may be some who would agree with you. 1
- idioms to the contrary to the contrary, to the opposite effect: I believe he is innocent, whatever they may say to the contrary. to a different effect. 1
- adverb to the contrary indicating the opposite 1
- phrase to the contrary When a particular idea is being considered, evidence or statements to the contrary suggest that this idea is not true or that the opposite is true. 0
- noun to the contrary to the opposite effect; in reversal of what is stated 0