opposites attract
Definition of opposites attract
—used to say that people who are very different from each other are often attracted to each other
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: 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
: to cause to approach or adhere: such as
: to pull to or draw toward oneself or itself
: to draw by appeal to natural or excited interest, emotion, or aesthetic sense : entice
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