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 powerhouses were political opposites but became friends and cut deals.
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Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Atmospheric principles and folktales, spirit and substance, opposites and inversions.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Often in relationships, opposites truly do attract.
—Mark Travers, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2025
The two holidays are almost complete opposites.
—Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
The opposites-attract love story in A Brewed Awakening, Basham tells PEOPLE, draws from some familiar influences.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
The two styles, while equally unique, were opposites.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
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
Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Atmospheric principles and folktales, spirit and substance, opposites and inversions.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Often in relationships, opposites truly do attract.
—Mark Travers, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2025
The two holidays are almost complete opposites.
—Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
The opposites-attract love story in A Brewed Awakening, Basham tells PEOPLE, draws from some familiar influences.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
The two styles, while equally unique, were opposites.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for opposites
reverses
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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 16 Nov. 2025.
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