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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Basically the exact opposite of how they’re portrayed in Rings of Power.
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
Proposition 140 – Eliminating Partisan Primaries This amendment would do the exact opposite of Proposition 133.
—Madeline Armstrong | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Aug. 2024
Shaker furniture is world famous for its plain, proto-minimalist design; to begin to understand nineteenth-century Shaker drawing, picture the exact opposite.
—The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2024
Although Andy Cohen thought the actor might have felt envious of his twin's project, Dylan felt the exact opposite.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2024
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
Proposition 140 – Eliminating Partisan Primaries This amendment would do the exact opposite of Proposition 133.
—Madeline Armstrong | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Aug. 2024
Shaker furniture is world famous for its plain, proto-minimalist design; to begin to understand nineteenth-century Shaker drawing, picture the exact opposite.
—The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2024
Although Andy Cohen thought the actor might have felt envious of his twin's project, Dylan felt the exact opposite.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2024
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“Exact opposite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exact%20opposite. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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