But and On the contrary

But

But adverb - And nothing more.
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On the contrary and but are semantically related. in conversely topic. In some cases you can use "On the contrary" instead a conjunction "But".

On the contrary

On the contrary adverb - Contrary to expectations.
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But and on the contrary are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "But" with "On the contrary", this terms are similar.
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