as in contradictory
being as different as possible
those two are fundamentally opposite—she being loquacious and outgoing where he is quiet and reserved
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as in contrary
something that is as different as possible from something else
no matter what I say, you insist on the opposite
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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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Recent Examples of opposite
Katcy Stephan, Variety, 23 May 2025
At the opposite spectrum of the sombre tone and palette of Ritual of the Ancestors and Rites of Passage are a pair of sensual canvases titled Adoration of the Earth which depict a naked woman languishing in a field of dancing sunflowers.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2025
Vanney didn’t necessarily need to be fired, but to veer to the extreme opposite and announce this extension during a historically bad stretch made for some bizarre optics and forced the Galaxy – and Vanney – into a problematic situation.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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Adjective
What’s actually the most interesting thing is to go the opposite route and go pure banal.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 23 May 2025
At the opposite spectrum of the sombre tone and palette of Ritual of the Ancestors and Rites of Passage are a pair of sensual canvases titled Adoration of the Earth which depict a naked woman languishing in a field of dancing sunflowers.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Noun
So, having fewer students means more money per pupil, which is the opposite for ADA districts.
—Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2025
Vanney didn’t necessarily need to be fired, but to veer to the extreme opposite and announce this extension during a historically bad stretch made for some bizarre optics and forced the Galaxy – and Vanney – into a problematic situation.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opposite
Adjective
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Reuters could not independently verify the contradictory accounts.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
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As the nation’s battle lines sharpen on immigration, tension engulfs farmworkers who, in many respects, embody the fraught, sometimes contradictory nature of the debate.—
Ana Ley,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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As is frequently the case in America these days, those looking for ways to blame an act of terror on distinctly right-wing or leftist extremism will find that the truth lies in a baffling and murky middle where contrary strains of radicalism converge.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
20 May 2025
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This is a contrary indicator as these levels are often seen at important market bottoms.—
Tom Aspray,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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“Opposite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opposite. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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