Synonyms of opposites

opposites

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contraries
• reverses
• antitheses
• negatives
• obverses
• antipodes
• counters
• converses
• antonyms
• negations
• inverses
• mirror images
• counterpoints

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• synonyms
• counterparts
• analogues
• copies
• duplicates
• replicas
• carbon copies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of opposites

There’s a little bit of an opposites-attract kind of thing with them that plays really well. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026

From the start, Knight envisioned an animation studio where darkness and light weren't treated as opposites. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

These are often thought of as opposites – Love as gentle and Principle as stern. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2026

An asphalt paving contractor, Dean had a down-to-earth sensibility that grounded Parton’s glamour, and opposites could not have attracted more. — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

Spike Fearn and Angourie Rice delight as academic opposites in this quick-witted, big-hearted and genuinely youthful-feeling British charmer. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

Sunday Rose and Faith Margaret were sartorial opposites, adding a pop of color to their parents’ ensembles with a salmon pink gown and a teal blue gown, respectively. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026

One interpretation might be that Anne and Madonna are opposites. — Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026

Their opposites may communicate perfectly clearly without making people feel very much. — Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026