as in opposites
something that is as different as possible from something else
our little pug is an antipode to our other dog, a mastiff
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Recent Examples of antipodes
But if Judd’s literalism and Caro’s illusionism represent the extreme and irreconcilable ends of the artistic spectrum during the ’60s and ’70s, Bove’s work integrates and combines these apparent artistic antipodes with a contemporary twist.
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Gordon Hughes, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Gordon Hughes, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antipodes
opposites
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The Broncos and Raiders are, at the moment, football opposites.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg — ideological opposites — famously attended the opera together.—
Steven Sloan,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Antipodes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antipodes. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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