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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And yet these companies keep pushing their customers to buy their AI applications and use their AI agents to increase productivity, when in many cases the exact opposite is happening.
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Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The ball is moving, and the players are not, the exact opposite of what football is all about.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The ball is moving, and the players are not, the exact opposite of what football is all about.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
This time, the Chiefs get the Eagles at Arrowhead Stadium, the near-exact opposite of the neutral-field comforts the Eagles enjoyed on Super Sunday.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
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Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The ball is moving, and the players are not, the exact opposite of what football is all about.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The ball is moving, and the players are not, the exact opposite of what football is all about.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
This time, the Chiefs get the Eagles at Arrowhead Stadium, the near-exact opposite of the neutral-field comforts the Eagles enjoyed on Super Sunday.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for exact opposite
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“Exact opposite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exact%20opposite. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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