The phrase "a message to the contrary" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a communication that contradicts or opposes a previous statement or belief.
Example: "Despite receiving a message to the contrary, she decided to proceed with her original plan."
Alternatives: "a contrary message" or "a conflicting message".
"For people who think that insider trading isn't a serious crime or that the rewards outweigh the risks, these heavy sentences do send a powerful message to the contrary".
The UK -- a key donor to Somalia -- needs to send an urgent message to the contrary before Saturday's hearing date.
No matter how much we believe in the principle that women should be able to have a few drinks and walk home late at night, just like men, the cultural messages to the contrary are relentless.
He said that the response team did not tell fans what to say in their Amazon reviews and that they did not try to have the book removed, despite messages to the contrary on the Facebook page.
When we only learn that later in life (if we do), we have countless messages to the contrary to unlearn and unload that can do us or others harm and keep us from loving ourselves or others.
Organic and nutritious do not, and never will, mean the same thing -- please be aware of that, and beware marketing messages to the contrary.
Even though most commercials and just about every sitcom on television will send messages to the contrary, men are capable of making the bed, doing the laundry, changing diapers and tending to other household chores and child-rearing tasks.
The memo makes clear that Walmart, the world's largest private employer, views the labor protests as a serious attack, a message that runs contrary to the company's public comments that the strikes are mere "publicity stunts," as Walmart's vice president of communications David Tovar told The Huffington Post Tuesday.
