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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Renaming Faneuil Hall will do the exact opposite of its intention.
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Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
The best candidate may be the pleasant emotion that philosophers and psychologists have identified as resentment’s exact opposite: gratitude.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 21 Jan. 2025
But Lotus’s hallmark is sportiness through low weight rather than sheer power, which is the exact opposite of hefty battery-laden EVs.
—James Morris, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2025
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Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
The best candidate may be the pleasant emotion that philosophers and psychologists have identified as resentment’s exact opposite: gratitude.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 21 Jan. 2025
But Lotus’s hallmark is sportiness through low weight rather than sheer power, which is the exact opposite of hefty battery-laden EVs.
—James Morris, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Exact opposite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exact%20opposite. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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