quite contrary
Frequency: 6.57.5 per million words
Indicates a significant degree of opposition.
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- 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.