quite the contrary
The reverse, actually
Quite the contrary is a phrase used to assert the opposite of what was just said or implied, often with emphasis or mild indignation: He wasn't upset—quite the contrary, he was delighted.
It signals that the truth is not merely different from what was suggested but directly opposed to it.
- if anythingIndicating a stronger alternative
- contrariwiseIn the opposite direction
- far from itEmphatic denial of assumption
- au contrairePolite disagreement phrase
- oppositeReverse or contrary thing
contradictory · antithesis · correction · begging to differ · inverse · rebuttal · refutation · disproof · only · polar · reverse · negation · not at all · irony · wrong side out · paradox · disagreement · clarification
quite the contraryexactly
With total accuracy
precisely · absolutely · indeed · that's right · couldn't agree more
quite the contraryspot on
Exactly right, informally
my point exactly · absolutely right · couldn't agree more · hear hear · bingo
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