Synonyms of diametric

diametric

adjective

ˌdī-ə-ˈme-trik 

variants or diametrical

as in contradictory

being as different as possible

that husband and wife have seemingly diametric personalities, but somehow their marriage works

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contradictory
• opposite
• contrary
• antithetical
• polar
• unfavorable
• divergent
• antipodal
• negative
• adverse
• hostile
• antipodean
• antagonistic
• dissimilar
• counter
• disparate
• reverse
• unlike
• cross
• antipathetic
• alien
• inverse
• unalike
• converse
• obverse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• similar
• analogous
• same
• like
• noncontradictory
• identical
• equivalent
• alike
• synonymous

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of diametric

Tonight’s penultimate episode of season two feels like an anti-climax — not just a letdown generally, but the diametric opposite of a climax. — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2026

There is a war coming, and Iger’s and del Toro’s diametric comments only begin to hint at it. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 9 Jan. 2026

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, 23 Sep. 2025

Its diametrical opposite might be the epigraph, the upfront citation, not relegated to footnote or endnote and often in italics — a phenomenon no one could fail to observe. — Elisa Gabbert, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025

Since the advent of the Patrick Mahomes Era, the Chiefs are 15-3 in the postseason — a diametric contrast for a franchise that had won just one of its previous 12 playoff games and tormented its fan base into what might be called rational paranoia. — Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2025

Since President Joe Biden withdrew from the 2024 race, American voters now face an unusual choice between two candidates who are almost diametric opposites – people who are different in nearly every way. — George Petras, USA TODAY, 25 July 2024

The British Academy's judgements are sometimes in agreement with those of the American Academy, and occasionally in diametric opposition — which is precisely their prismatic value as an Oscars handicapping tool. — Guy Martin, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024

In Duchenne, new data bring a familiar debate This week’s news that Sarepta Therapeutics’ gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy missed its main goal in a pivotal study has drawn diametric reactions. — Damian Garde, STAT, 2 Nov. 2023