opposites

plural of opposite
as in contraries
something that is as different as possible from something else no matter what I say, you insist on the opposite

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Recent Examples of opposites The two women, however, are polar opposites. Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 27 Sep. 2025 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 In yet another sweeping tale of two opposites finding common ground (and a lot of chemistry), Robert Redford starred as a hunter opposite Meryl Streep's aristocrat in what is now Kenya in the 1930s. Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025 Speed and inclusion are not opposites. Rathi Murthy, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 But the verbal sparring between Michaela Coel and Ian McKellen as characterological opposites who find tricky common ground, would make for smart entertainment in any medium. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025 From there to here — and from here to there — these friends find opposites everywhere! Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 6 Sep. 2025 After the two schools were not invited to join the Big 12 in 1996, the state of the programs became polar opposites. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2025 The show focuses on teaching pre-school children the concept of opposites through the misadventures of two fish best friends (one is red and the other is blue, of course). Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for opposites
reverses
Noun
  • Most of those came on reverses or other wide runs.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025

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“Opposites.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opposites. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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