opposite

Example Sentences

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In the bond market, yields move in the opposite direction to prices, and rise whenever government debt sells off.

From MarketWatch

He said: "This group haven't made my community any safer for me. They've done the opposite and effectively put a target on my back."

From BBC

Steven says, while he has been accused of not trusting his daughter, the opposite is true because "you have to completely trust your family if you're allowing them to have 24-hour access to your location".

From BBC

And the speeds won’t be nearly as severe as January’s winds, which reached 100 mph in some places, feeding two major fires on opposite sides of the county.

From Los Angeles Times

The Raiders can bring pressure off the edge, but their linebackers struggle in coverage and they are vulnerable at corner opposite Eric Stokes.

From Los Angeles Times