opposites attract
idiom
—used to say that people who are very different from each other are often attracted to each other
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Just like we humans, mountain opposites attract.
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Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
The square emerald gives off cool-girl energy, while the oval diamond adds elegant balance (because opposites attract!).
—Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
The theory that opposites attract is confirmed in this unlikely pairing of peach and gochujang.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2025
Yes, these opposites attract but there’s more to their dynamic.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 13 June 2025
And the idea that opposites attract, that people from USC and UCLA can sit down together – or athletes from Army and Navy, who came together at a similar function before the football teams played each other last fall – does indeed send a message.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 21 May 2025
Take a cue from Kendall Jenner and remember that opposites attract.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 1 May 2025
Sometimes opposites attract—as is the case with the sentimental bassist and the political guitarist.
—Rob Davis, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
The square emerald gives off cool-girl energy, while the oval diamond adds elegant balance (because opposites attract!).
—Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
The theory that opposites attract is confirmed in this unlikely pairing of peach and gochujang.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2025
Yes, these opposites attract but there’s more to their dynamic.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 13 June 2025
And the idea that opposites attract, that people from USC and UCLA can sit down together – or athletes from Army and Navy, who came together at a similar function before the football teams played each other last fall – does indeed send a message.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 21 May 2025
Take a cue from Kendall Jenner and remember that opposites attract.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 1 May 2025
Sometimes opposites attract—as is the case with the sentimental bassist and the political guitarist.
—Rob Davis, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Opposites attract.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opposites%20attract. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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