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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This time, the Chiefs get the Eagles at Arrowhead Stadium, the near-exact opposite of the neutral-field comforts the Eagles enjoyed on Super Sunday.
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Jim Reineking, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
In truth, you’re tempted to do the exact opposite of anything that anyone tells you.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
But if Julia’s delivery of her first child is about as wonderful as pushing a human out of your body can get — even the lighting is dreamy — her second child’s delivery is the exact opposite.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Because what passes for criticism in the Sensitivity Era is ultimately the exact opposite.
—Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
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Jim Reineking, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
In truth, you’re tempted to do the exact opposite of anything that anyone tells you.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
But if Julia’s delivery of her first child is about as wonderful as pushing a human out of your body can get — even the lighting is dreamy — her second child’s delivery is the exact opposite.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Because what passes for criticism in the Sensitivity Era is ultimately the exact opposite.
—Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 2 Sep. 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 18 Sep. 2025.
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