Meanings
- alternativeAlternative form of on the contrary.
I heard nothing to the contrary.
2 more examples
"[...] You choose to do them anyway, and bedamn any opinion to the contrary."
2006, Johanna Lindsey, JoiningDespite possible lore among graduate students to the contrary, most faculty members dread having to fail a student in the qualifyings.
2013, Robert Nisbet, Teachers and Scholars
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbcontrary to expectations
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Cite this entry
to the contrary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20the%20contrary
“to the contrary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20the%20contrary. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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