I mentioned my idea, although it was quite contrary to the subject.
Contray to popular belief, the poor might be happier than the rich.
contrary to what people think I do go to church regularly
Did you mean contrary? Contrary basically means opposing or contradictory. A common phrase people use is "contrary to popular belief" which is basically saying that many may believe something but the exact opposite is the truth.
The meaning of contrary is the opposite. This refers to being opposite in direction, nature or meaning which is the same as contradictory.
It is the opposite in nature, direction or meaning.
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.
Contrary = "Contrary to popular belief ..."Country = "England is a country"
I like potatoes. On the CONTRARY, I don't like them mashed.
Do you mean "contrary"?
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Contrary to popular belief, teenagers can be very intelligent.
On the Contrary was created in 1952.
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 is 'contraire' in French.
Contrary to popular belief...
To the Contrary - 1992 The Best of 'To the Contrary' 7-38 was released on: USA: 11 December 1998
Why is the Chapter entitled'' A Wedding so contrary''?
Contrary - comics - was created in 1993.
Contrary Magazine was created in 2003.
No. It can be an adjective (contrary instuctions) or a noun (on the contrary, which is an adverb phrase). There is a rarely-used adverb form "contrarily."
Both "to the contrary" and "on the contrary" are correct phrases that can be used to introduce contrasting information or opinions. They are generally interchangeable, with "on the contrary" being slightly more common in casual conversation.