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.

Examples of exact opposite in a Sentence

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Pumping gas in and out of a seismic fault line sounds like a recipe for earthquakes, but cyclic testing over a 10-year period showed the exact opposite effect. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026

Then, by the time Sunday rolled around for the final game of the regular season, The Phillies had lost six of their last eight games with the Arizona Diamondbacks doing the exact opposite to challenge the right to play for a title. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2026

To stem the flow of casual money losing and potential addiction, advocates say, the design should be the exact opposite, requiring users to opt out of setting limits, especially since research shows that gambling can impair decision-making. — Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 26 Sep. 2026

The double standard that works is the exact opposite of the double standard that comes naturally. — Brendan Keegan, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026