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antipode

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of antipode

something that is as different as possible from something else

  • our little pug is an antipode to our other dog, a mastiff
Synonyms of antipode

antithesis, contrary, counter, negative, obverse, opposite, reverse
Words Related to antipode

negation

antonym

counterpoint

converse, inverse, mirror image
Near Antonyms of antipode

synonym

analogue (or analog), counterpart

carbon copy, copy, duplicate, replica

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