opposite
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To represent the essence of a listener's own worldview, or perhaps the essence of its polar opposite.
From BBC • Jul. 10, 2026
This time, the opposite happened: the bottom-up S&P 500 earnings estimate rose 3.4% from March 31 through June 30, according to FactSet data.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 10, 2026
For anyone to whom the word means a bit more, this “Moana” is an instructive example of its opposite.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 9, 2026
The work connects two seemingly opposite descriptions of a single impurity moving through or remaining nearly motionless within a large collection of fermions, a system known as a Fermi sea.
From Science Daily • Jul. 9, 2026
We’re waiting at reception, and I can see into the main lounge opposite.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
Vocabulary lists containing opposite
Opposites Attract
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The Number System
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Common Core Grades 9–10, List 1
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