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or diametrical
as in opposite
being as different as possible
that husband and wife have seemingly diametric personalities, but somehow their marriage works
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Recent Examples of diametric
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.
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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
Ray’s other girlfriend, Felicia, responds to his sudden absence in diametric fashion, making for a staggeringly insightful and deeply poignant journey.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2023
But greater volume is diametric to exclusivity, and as the price points inevitably lowered, so did the level of prestige.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2023
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
Ray’s other girlfriend, Felicia, responds to his sudden absence in diametric fashion, making for a staggeringly insightful and deeply poignant journey.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2023
But greater volume is diametric to exclusivity, and as the price points inevitably lowered, so did the level of prestige.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diametric
Adjective
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Newton’s third law of motion states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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In the potentially new 2nd District, politically opposite Marin and Modoc counties would be lumped together for the first time since the Gilded Age.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The administration counters that the injunction forces the executive branch to take steps that undermine its own policy, including negotiating with foreign governments over funds the president opposes and sending contradictory signals to Congress.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Denim’s contradictory state is evident across Wröbel’s denim shifts.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Sep. 2025
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