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Adverb: on the contrary
  1. Contrary to expectations
    "he didn't stay home; on the contrary, he went out with his friends";
    - contrarily, to the contrary, contrariwise

Encyclopedia: On the contrary

Nearest

on paper
on purpose
on request
on tap
on tenterhooks
on the average
on the ball
on the blink
on the button
on the coattails
on the contrary
on the dot
on the face of it
on the fence
on the fly
on the fritz
on the go
on the hook
on the house
on the job
on the level