Synonym: conflicting, different, opposed, opposite. Similar words: on the contrary, to the contrary, contemporary, contract, contrast, contrast to, contractor, by contrast. Meaning: ['kɒntrərɪ] 
n. 1. a relation of direct opposition 2. exact opposition 3. a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false. adj. 1. very opposed in nature or character or purpose 2. of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false 3. resistant to guidance or discipline 4. in an opposing direction.
n. 1. a relation of direct opposition 2. exact opposition 3. a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false. adj. 1. very opposed in nature or character or purpose 2. of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false 3. resistant to guidance or discipline 4. in an opposing direction. 
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121 This was contrary to the opinion of the world and society which thought of him as a boffin.
122 On the contrary, they are important to concentrate power such that changes might occur.
123 My business interests are declared, but, contrary to some popular media suppositions, I am not connected with the Lonrho organisation.
124 Wrong. Contrary to popular belief, business travel has not decreased with new technology.
125 As a financial analyst she could demonstrate that this was very strange behaviour and contrary to the interests of those involved.
126 The contrary view is that a huge capital investment will have to be made soon to maintain buildings and provide equipment.
127 Bayes' postulate is that, when nothing to the contrary is known, the probabilities should be assumed to be equal.
128 Contrary to most political and economic models, parental love is generally recognized by biologists to be a very precious evolutionary asset.
129 Despite the evidence to the contrary, most of Monday morning's newspapers subscribed to the Army's version.
130 On the contrary, it works within the framework of the Zande legal code and studiously observes all its provisions and prescriptions.
131 Contrary to popular belief, the Australian desert is often full of wildlife.
132 Before 1099 he had made no difficulty about acting in a contrary sense.
133 Contrary to popular belief, cold weather does not make you ill.
134 But, contrary to popular belief, they are not at all analogous to tape recorders.
135 Thus was the contrary proved: the party was bereft of new ideas altogether.
136 Contrary to modem popular opinion these were splendid ships with excellent accommodation and many modern conveniences for both crew and passengers.
137 Contrary to popular belief, Soviet economic sources provided rich picking for the researcher, as long as the right subject was chosen.
138 Not that Gillian is anywhere near this category. On the contrary.
139 On the contrary, the industry is booming, although these days it goes by the name of direct selling.
140 Polls in the state of public opinion and attitudes offered contrary findings.
141 Without evidence to the contrary, it may be unwise to go against the behavior suggested as appropriate by the myth.
142 On the contrary, it made him blaze up into action.
143 "Driving Miss Daisy" is the story of a contrary Southern lady and her wise chauffeur.
144 On the contrary, some can, and have often been called and regarded as causal laws.
145 The responses to the first consultation document on the proposal on the contrary indicated that constituent authorities were very much in favour.
146 Though many more polar homeotherms have been examined since then, evidence to the contrary has been slight.
147 Unemployment, however, has brought about a simultaneous and contrary downward social movement.
148 We were not convinced by the arguments to the contrary.
149 She has, on the contrary,[www.Sentencedict.com] been nothing but nice to you.
150 We keep on being told that religion, whatever its imperfections, at least instills morality. On every side, there is conclusive evidence that the contrary is the case and that faith causes people to be more mean, more selfish and perhaps above all, more stupid. Christopher Hitchens 
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