Rather
Rather adverb - By choice or preference.
To the contrary and rather are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "To the contrary" with "Rather", this terms are similar.
To the contrary
To the contrary adverb - Contrary to expectations.
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Synonyms for To the contrary
Rather and to the contrary are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Rather" with "To the contrary", this terms are similar.
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When she surrenders to the police rather than let one of them die, even Batman admits that despite her claims to the contrary, Ivy is still a human being at heart.
Source: Morality Pet - Holo from Spice and Wolf dislikes being worshipped as she would rather be treated like anyone else rather than having people keep their distance and she constantly insists that she's no god (despite all the evidence to the contrary).
Source: Stop Worshipping Me -
To the contrary, the commentary for Star Wars: The Clone Wars movie was much more informative, as the whole thing was rather fresh and new at the time.
Source: DVD Commentary
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