contraries

plural of contrary
as in opposites
something that is as different as possible from something else the admonition that we should not return hate with hate, but rather with its contrary—love

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“Contraries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contraries. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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