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
Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
Bryan and Amaya’s relationship, by the way, is going at the opposite pace of whatever Chelley and Ace are doing.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 9 July 2025
ArsTechnica, 9 July 2025
That's nonsense… and anyone who's been a part of these productions knows that IN FACT the opposite is true.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 9 July 2025
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Adjective
After a horrible start to 2025, the box office roared to life with the release of A Minecraft Movie, followed by Sinners and Lilo & Stitch, which opened opposite Paramount and Skydance’s Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning, featuring Tom Cruise in his final turn as überspy Ethan Hunt.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
Bryan and Amaya’s relationship, by the way, is going at the opposite pace of whatever Chelley and Ace are doing.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 9 July 2025
Noun
Verizon is hoping the new FCC leadership will essentially do the opposite: codify the longer locking periods imposed by other carriers as the industry standard.
—ArsTechnica, 9 July 2025
That's nonsense… and anyone who's been a part of these productions knows that IN FACT the opposite is true.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 9 July 2025
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Such academic collaborations were not contradictory to the North Korean credo of Juche (self-reliance) but rather a means of furthering the resilience capacity of the country’s ecological system which inherently transcends borders.—
Saleem H. Ali,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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The authors noted that both these decreases initially seemed contradictory, as school shootings have increased in the past 25 years.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
7 July 2025
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The following year, then-APD Chief Joseph Chacon declined to discipline either officer — despite contrary recommendations from the Office of Police Oversight and Community Police Review Commission, two civilian bodies tasked with overseeing APD.—
Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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When was the last time a contrary viewpoint actually changed your team's direction?—
Tracy Lawrence,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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“Opposite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opposite. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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