Examples of “contrary” in a Sentence

adjective Completely opposite in nature or direction.

• Contrary to expectations, the team won easily.
• The evidence points to a contrary conclusion.
• The two witnesses gave contrary accounts of what happened outside the shop.

adjective Stubbornly inclined to disagree or do the opposite of what's expected.

• The toddler was being contrary, refusing everything she was offered.
• Why are you always so contrary when we try to plan something together?
• My contrary uncle says the sky is green whenever someone calls it blue.

noun The opposite of something already stated.

• He claimed innocence, and nothing proved to the contrary.
• People assume the job is easy, but the contrary is true.
• I thought he was angry, yet he said the contrary and smiled.