as in opposites
formal + technical
something that is formed by inverting something else
the inverse of your argument
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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 -
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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“Inverses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inverses. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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