as in opposition
the quality or state of being as different as possible
the complete oppositeness of the two principal meanings of the word "handicap"
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Noun
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Kehlani has also used their social media to indicate opposition to Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip and ongoing military campaign there, as well as to call out other musicians for being silent on the issue.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025 -
There will be fierce opposition to some of these NASA cuts in Congress.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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There is perhaps no fashion trend that can provoke such instant polarity than the skinny jean.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
24 Jan. 2025
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Jay calls on his two decades of high-voltage know-how to channel that low-power signal through dual voltage multipliers arranged in reverse polarity, generating a positive charge and a negative.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Oppositeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oppositeness. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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