quite the contrary

English

Alternative forms

• on the contrary
• to the contrary

Adverb

quite the contrary (not comparable)

1. (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