exact opposite
Definition of exact opposite
: 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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: to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain
: to call for as necessary or desirable
: exhibiting or marked by strict, particular, and complete accordance with fact or a standard
: marked by thorough consideration or minute measurement of small factual details
: set over against something that is at the other end or side of an intervening (see intervene 4) line or space
: situated in pairs on an axis (see axis 3) with each member being separated from the other by half the circumference (see circumference 2) of the axis — compare alternate
: occupying an opposing and often antagonistic position
: something that is opposed to some other often specified thing
: antonym
: additive inverse
: on or to an opposite side
: across from and usually facing or on the same level with
: in a role complementary to
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