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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The guy who enlists the exact opposite style of football to Nuno?
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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.
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While this held true for zinc, the correlation was the exact opposite for iron.
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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
While this held true for zinc, the correlation was the exact opposite for iron.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026
And that public spectacle and taking on the NBA would have been the exact opposite of how the Arisons operate anyway.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Exact opposite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exact%20opposite. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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