au contraire
Quite the reverse
Au contraire is French for "on the contrary," used in English to contradict a previous statement, often with theatrical or ironic flair: You think I'm upset? Au contraire, I'm thrilled.
The phrase adds a touch of sophistication or playful pretension to everyday disagreement.
- contrariwiseIn the opposite direction
- retortQuick, cutting reply
- converselyIn opposite manner
- ratherSomewhat, or by preference
- far from itEmphatic denial of assumption
although · counterpoint · if anything · rebuttal · albeit · quip · not so fast · think again · beg to differ · nevertheless · idiomatic expression · opposite · yet · actually · antithesis · instead · but · contradiction
- French Loanwordsa la carte, ballet, a la mode, au revoir, bon appetit
- loanwordsloanword, loan words, borrowings, borrowed words, loan word
au contraireexactly
With total accuracy
precisely · indeed · absolutely · agreed · certainly
au contrairegranted
Given or allowed officially
point taken · I agree · to be sure · my point exactly · admittedly
contrary, contrarian, contrariety, contrariness, contrarily, contraries