oppositeness

noun

Definition of oppositenessnext
as in opposition
the quality or state of being as different as possible the complete oppositeness of the two principal meanings of the word "handicap"

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  1. opposition
  2. polarity
Noun
  • In October 2023, Machado won an opposition primary and intended to challenge Maduro in the 2024 presidential election, but the government barred her from running for office.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado has returned to Venezuela after ten months abroad, announcing her arrival in a social media post.
    — Carrie Kahn, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of opposition
Noun
  • These sensors can detect both the magnitude and polarity of a magnetic field, and the board can report its measurements hundreds to thousands of times per second, depending on how much processing power your microcontroller has available.
    — Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Reversing the voltage’s polarity reversed the direction of rotation.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of polarity
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“Oppositeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oppositeness. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

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