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 Warriors signed Kuminga to a contract that told him the exact opposite.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Football is a way of bringing people together irrespective of their faith, colour or religion and this disgusting decision does the exact opposite.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
If this were indeed the case, then the next skipper should be the exact opposite — easy on the crew and rough on the passengers.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
As good as Baylor’s offense has been, the defense has been the exact opposite.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2025
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Football is a way of bringing people together irrespective of their faith, colour or religion and this disgusting decision does the exact opposite.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
If this were indeed the case, then the next skipper should be the exact opposite — easy on the crew and rough on the passengers.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
As good as Baylor’s offense has been, the defense has been the exact opposite.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2025
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 29 Oct. 2025.
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