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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Because what passes for criticism in the Sensitivity Era is ultimately the exact opposite.
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Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
But Servillo’s presidente is the exact opposite of that.
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Trump’s unprecedented and relentless attacks on the Federal Reserve could do the exact opposite.
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China is once again a big variable, but for the exact opposite reason.
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Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
But Servillo’s presidente is the exact opposite of that.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
Trump’s unprecedented and relentless attacks on the Federal Reserve could do the exact opposite.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
China is once again a big variable, but for the exact opposite reason.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 24 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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