as in contradictory
being as different as possible
love is antipodal to hate
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Recent Examples of antipodal
The requirements call for at least 18,000 miles of bicycling and for riders to cross two antipodal points — in Wilcox's case, Madrid, Spain, and Wellington, New Zealand.
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Scott Detrow, NPR, 18 Sep. 2024
But the realities of the stage did not match the ideals of his imagination until his encounter with the work of the man who, by any other standards, would have seemed his antipodal foil.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
These two antipodal scenarios hold distinct implications for where Io’s volcanism ultimately emerges on the moon’s surface.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Nov. 2023
Morris intervenes both too little and too much, but the movie somehow still hits a sweet spot in the happy medium of those antipodal failings.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2023
That leaves us with just the upper semicircle and two antipodal points — one at each end of the semicircle.
—Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 24 Jan. 2023
There’s a South Dip Pole, too, but the North Dip Pole doesn’t have to be antipodal, or diametrically opposed, to it.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2022
As a leader, Hankin was antipodal to Schulman in almost every respect.
—Ariel Bleicher, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Mar. 2013
Scott Detrow, NPR, 18 Sep. 2024
But the realities of the stage did not match the ideals of his imagination until his encounter with the work of the man who, by any other standards, would have seemed his antipodal foil.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
These two antipodal scenarios hold distinct implications for where Io’s volcanism ultimately emerges on the moon’s surface.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Nov. 2023
Morris intervenes both too little and too much, but the movie somehow still hits a sweet spot in the happy medium of those antipodal failings.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2023
That leaves us with just the upper semicircle and two antipodal points — one at each end of the semicircle.
—Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 24 Jan. 2023
There’s a South Dip Pole, too, but the North Dip Pole doesn’t have to be antipodal, or diametrically opposed, to it.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2022
As a leader, Hankin was antipodal to Schulman in almost every respect.
—Ariel Bleicher, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Mar. 2013
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antipodal
Adjective
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The administration counters that the injunction forces the executive branch to take steps that undermine its own policy, including negotiating with foreign governments over funds the president opposes and sending contradictory signals to Congress.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Denim’s contradictory state is evident across Wröbel’s denim shifts.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Also recently seen starring opposite Zoe Saldana, Garrett Hedlund and Adria Arjona in the indie The Absence of Eden, Hammons was previously a series regular on Hulu/20th Television’s Up Here opposite Mae Whitman and Carlos Valdes.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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Authorities said the gunshot came from about 200 yards away, likely from a perch atop the Losee Center building, which is on the opposite side of the plaza from where Kirk was speaking.—
Michael Ruiz , Peter D'Abrosca , Julia Bonavita , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , David Spunt , CB Cotton,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Antipodal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antipodal. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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