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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Mercader slipped into unconsciousness twice, resurfacing to offer up more vague, contradictory claims that seemed scripted.—
Josh Ireland,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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What followed was a confusing series of contradictory decisions by all three branches of state government — driven in some cases by growing and politically potent frustration with ever-increase rates for utilities of all sorts.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The backstory The hotel opened in 2017, a little over 10 years after its sister property The Palms started welcoming guests on the opposite side of the island along Grace Bay.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Feb. 2026
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Their hair — Gyllenhaal’s a chocolate brown shade and Buckley’s a butter blond mix — was trimmed chin length and parted on opposite sides of their heads.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Antipodal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antipodal. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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