quite contrary

Frequency: 6.57.5 per million words

Indicates a significant degree of opposition.

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Examples (10)

  • His actions were quite contrary to his words.
  • The study's findings are quite contrary to the established theory.
  • I find her opinion on the matter quite contrary to my own.
  • The new policy seems quite contrary to the company's core values.
  • What he did was quite contrary to what he had promised us.
  • The defendant's testimony was quite contrary to the evidence presented.
  • Be warned, his advice might be quite contrary to conventional wisdom.
  • Her behavior at the party was quite contrary to her usual reserved self.
  • Adopting this strategy would be quite contrary to our long-term goals.
  • Despite his reassurances, the final outcome was quite contrary to everything we had hoped for.