CONTRARIES Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

contraries

noun

plural of contrary

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

Noun

Speed and quality aren’t opposites; the conflict persists because no one built the process for deciding tradeoffs.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 21 Sep. 2026
There’s a little bit of an opposites-attract kind of thing with them that plays really well.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026

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