exact opposite
noun
: the complete opposite
I realize now that I have tried to make my work the exact opposite of my father's.
He used to be romantic, but now he's the exact opposite.
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If Pan American Airways represented, at its height, victory and suavity, the country achieving a kind of European state of grace, then Spirit was the exact opposite—synonymous with the rowdy and the rude at the heart of the American character.
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Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
And this team did the exact opposite.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
The guy who enlists the exact opposite style of football to Nuno?
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While many large payroll companies, investment firms, fintech platforms, and software products sought to reduce the human element of their workforces systematically, George took the exact opposite approach.
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Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
And this team did the exact opposite.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
The guy who enlists the exact opposite style of football to Nuno?
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 1 May 2026
While many large payroll companies, investment firms, fintech platforms, and software products sought to reduce the human element of their workforces systematically, George took the exact opposite approach.
—Nick Franck, USA Today, 1 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for exact opposite
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“Exact opposite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exact%20opposite. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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