Thesaurus: contrariwise

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1. adv. On the contrary; oppositely; on the other hand.
2. adv. In a contrary order; conversely.
3. adv. in a contrary disobedient manner
4. adv. with the order reversed
5. adv. contrary to expectations
6. 1. On the contrary; oppositely; on the other hand. Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing; but contrariwise, blessing. 1 Pet. iii. 9. 2. In a contrary order; conversely. Everything that acts upon the fluids must, at the same time, act upon the solids, and contrariwise. Arbuthnot.
7. r:100 r in a contrary disobedient manner r with the order reversed r contrary to expectations; on the contrary, he went out with his friends"