quite the opposite

Definitions

Used to emphasize that the actual situation is the exact reverse of what was previously stated or suggested.

A phrase indicating that the truth or reality is diametrically opposed to a prior claim or expectation.

Examples

I thought the movie would be boring, but it was quite the opposite.

Many people assume he is arrogant, but he is quite the opposite in person.

You might expect the project to be finished by now, but the reality is quite the opposite.

Synonyms

conversely on the contrary quite the reverse just the opposite in contrast au contraire far from it

Antonyms

likewise similarly in the same vein correspondingly just the same in agreement concordantly