exact opposite
noun
: the complete opposite
I realize now that I have tried to make my work the exact opposite of my father's.
He used to be romantic, but now he's the exact opposite.
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Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
Trump has done the exact opposite of what Marshall did in Sweatt.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 29 Mar. 2025
However, there are a couple of holes in his profile, which are the exact opposite of Hairston’s.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The company’s mission was to inspire people to go outside; dark and depressing investigative reporting did the exact opposite.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Exact opposite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exact%20opposite. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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