the contrary

noun

: an opposite or different fact, event, or situation

He was sure his sister had made a mistake, but the contrary was true: she was right and he was wrong.

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Despite empirical evidence to the contrary, perceptions remain that disabled employees are less competent, less productive, require more supervision, and are more expensive and more dependent, which results in lower levels of both employment and promotion. —

Terri R. Kurtzberg and Mason Ameri, Harvard Business Review, 18 Nov. 2024 This segment of What’s Ahead asserts that, to the contrary, the U.S. and NATO are foolishly ceding the advantage to Putin, and goes on to lay out how the tables can be decisively turned. Follow me on Twitter. —

Steve Forbes, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 At every stage in the emergence of the artificial state, tech leaders have promised that the latest new tools would be good for democracy, and for freedom, no matter the mounting evidence to the contrary. —

Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024 To the contrary, their vindictiveness knows no bounds. —

David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the contrary