напро́тив
adverb
opposite; across the street / road / way
introductory
(no,) quite the opposite; no, in fact...
parenthetical
on the contrary, in contrast, by contrast, conversely, on the other hand, however
Други́е, напро́тив, счита́ют э́то непра́вильным.
Others, on the contrary, consider this wrong.
as a connective
rather, instead
Он ниско́лько не рассерди́лся, напро́тив, сам посмея́лся шу́тке.
He didn't get angry at all, rather, he laughed at the joke himself.