quite the contrary

English

Alternative forms

Adverb

quite the contrary (not comparable)

(conjunctive) opposite of what had earlier been expected or assumed.

Synonyms

(opposite of what had earlier been assumed): au contraire, if anything, far from it, quite the opposite
contrariwise

Translations

Translations

German: doch (de)
Polish: wręcz przeciwnie

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