antipode

[ an-ti-pohd ]

noun

1. a direct or exact opposite.

antipode

/ ˈæntɪpəʊd /

noun

1. the exact or direct opposite

Word History and Origins

Origin of antipode¹

First recorded in 1540–50; back formation from antipodes

Example Sentences

He is our young Quaker antipode, mentioned in another chapter.

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It does not, however, attain the dimensions of its antipode, rarely exceeding those of a large shrub.

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Oh, that's his antipode, of courteous race, The man of bows and ever-smiling face.

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But the position of the secretary was the absolute antipode of this tranquil and festive sinecure.

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Would not this science be the antipode (some would say antidote) of the mystic dreams of Plato and of Delsarte himself?

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