diametrical

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And though the two movies look like diametrical opposites, they share a pair of undeniable throughlines: the aching, all-consuming feeling of desire and the remarkable actors chosen to depict it.

From Salon • Nov. 27, 2024

The diametrical pair overtook Holmes in the primary.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2022

The diametrical opposite, Julia Wolfe’s “Early That Summer,” built up tension through a driving stream of notes, although the expected climaxes never materialized.

From Washington Post • Feb. 12, 2017

He said he has come to believe that journalism and cinema aren't just incompatible but diametrical.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2016

She possessed in fact, all the virtues and none of the graces, and was, in this respect at any rate, the diametrical opposite of her son.

From The Tragic Bride by Young, Francis Brett