as in opposites
something that is as different as possible from something else
our little pug is an antipode to our other dog, a mastiff
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Recent Examples of antipodes
But if Judd’s literalism and Caro’s illusionism represent the extreme and irreconcilable ends of the artistic spectrum during the ’60s and ’70s, Bove’s work integrates and combines these apparent artistic antipodes with a contemporary twist.
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Gordon Hughes, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Gordon Hughes, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antipodes
opposites
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Etiquette neither knows nor cares who is generous and who is stingy, and indecisive and rude are not opposites.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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Sparks and bullets fly when these opposites are partnered to track down a billion-dollar cache of deadly opioids stolen from the vault of a multinational pharmaceutical company that threaten to flood the streets of Chicago.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Antipodes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antipodes. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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