antipodean

being as different as possible since freedom and equality are often antipodean goals, a democratic society must find ways of striking a balance between the two Synonyms antipodal, opposite, antithetical, contradictory, contrary, diametric (or diametrical), polarRelated Words adverse, negative, unfavorable; antagonistic, antipathetic, counter, cross, hostile; converse, inverse, obverse, reverse; alien, disparate, dissimilar, divergent, unalike, unlikeNear Antonyms alike, analogous, like, similar; equivalent, identical, same; synonymousAntonyms noncontradictory