But then and On the contrary

But then

But then adverb - (contrastive) from another point of view.
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On the contrary and but then are semantically related. In some cases you can use "On the contrary" instead a conjunction phrase "But then".

On the contrary

On the contrary adverb - Contrary to expectations.
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But then and on the contrary are semantically related. You can use "But then" instead a conjunction phrase "On the contrary".
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