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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The core idea of Severance, a show about characters who surgically separate work and home, is the exact opposite of the kind of lifestyle in which Stiller was raised.
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Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2025
The results of the survey were the exact opposite of those commenting on the video.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 1 Feb. 2025
And Biden went by a standard that's the exact opposite.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
The big picture: Although the report established the FBI was not involved in spurring the events of Jan. 6, members of Trump's incoming administration propped up the presence of the informants as proof of the exact opposite.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024
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Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2025
The results of the survey were the exact opposite of those commenting on the video.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 1 Feb. 2025
And Biden went by a standard that's the exact opposite.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
The big picture: Although the report established the FBI was not involved in spurring the events of Jan. 6, members of Trump's incoming administration propped up the presence of the informants as proof of the exact opposite.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Exact opposite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exact%20opposite. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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