Contrary to popular beliefs, chocolate does not cause acne and either does bacon grease. Many of that minister's strange beliefs are contrary to the church's teachings. The student insisted that whales are fish, even when presented with evidence to the contrary. I assumed he'd hate to read; but, to the contrary, he has finished several books this summer.
Usually at the beginning, for example: Contrary to popular belief, the word contrary is used at the beginning of the sentence in which it is used.
Example sentence - Contrary to popular belief, the votes were not counted correctly.
Another word for contrary is different, or opposite.
Contrary to traditional wars, the cavalry attacked after the infantry.
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Tagalog translation of on the contrary: Sa kabilang banda
contrary, contradictory, diametric, counter, adverse,obverse, contrasted.
contrairement
I like potatoes. On the CONTRARY, I don't like them mashed.
Contrary to what she was told, he did not steal anything. What she did was contrary to what she had been taught by her parents.
Contrary to popular belief, not all IMAX theaters are domed.
The election results were contrary to expectations.