as in opposites
something that is as different as possible from something else
the admonition that we should not return hate with hate, but rather with its contrary—love
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opposites
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The two women, however, are polar opposites.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
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But the less obvious stimuli for weeping can also be seen as the diametrical opposites of the things that make a joke funny.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Contraries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contraries. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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