as in contradictory
being as different as possible
the convincing yet antipodean arguments presented by the two speakers left many members of the audience unsure of which side to support
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Recent Examples of antipodean
Glass walls flood rooms with antipodean light, and mornings begin simply—coffee in hand, bare feet cool against the deck, as golfers set off across the dunes.
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Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026
Set the scene An antipodean version of a Scottish hunting lodge meets Ralph Lauren.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
Later, the same man sent me a sticker book full of antipodean animals.
—Nicole Flattery, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Netflix’s reveal of its antipodean releases for 2026 follows announcements for Japanese, Korean, Indian, Southeast Asian and Chinese-language films and series.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026
Set the scene An antipodean version of a Scottish hunting lodge meets Ralph Lauren.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
Later, the same man sent me a sticker book full of antipodean animals.
—Nicole Flattery, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Netflix’s reveal of its antipodean releases for 2026 follows announcements for Japanese, Korean, Indian, Southeast Asian and Chinese-language films and series.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antipodean
Adjective
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The witness who identified Castorena as the shooter gave contradictory statements about what the suspect looked like throughout the investigation and trial, leading to the case being overturned.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
19 May 2026
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The latter question seems to weigh profoundly on Hamaguchi, whose films feel at once meticulously calibrated and wildly audacious, and who here manages, as never before, to make those seemingly contradictory impulses coexist as one.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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There is a brightness and its opposite, not darkness but another brightness, just as intense.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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Just after midnight, the officer was driving down A1A near Hollywood Boulevard when a driver in a BMW going the opposite direction crossed the median, striking the officer’s car, Deanna Bettineschi, the Hollywood Police Department’s spokesperson wrote in an email to the Miami Herald.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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The desperate, contrary need to be different — to be florid — pulled me completely out of the story.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Apr. 2026
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But there’s no shortage of people that take a contrary view.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Antipodean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antipodean. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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