opposites

noun

plural of opposite
as in contraries
something that is as different as possible from something else no matter what I say, you insist on the opposite

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Recent Examples of opposites The current twins, Declonius and Salton, are feuding opposites, both of whom find ways to lure Batter into their schemes. — Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026 Specifically, the tension between apparent opposites that currently seems like the modern condition. — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 Speed and quality aren’t opposites; the conflict persists because no one built the process for deciding tradeoffs. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 21 Sep. 2026 There’s a little bit of an opposites-attract kind of thing with them that plays really well. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026 From the start, Knight envisioned an animation studio where darkness and light weren't treated as opposites. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 These are often thought of as opposites – Love as gentle and Principle as stern. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2026 An asphalt paving contractor, Dean had a down-to-earth sensibility that grounded Parton’s glamour, and opposites could not have attracted more. — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026 Spike Fearn and Angourie Rice delight as academic opposites in this quick-witted, big-hearted and genuinely youthful-feeling British charmer. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
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reverses
Noun
  • Holding measles deaths out of the national update until certificates are final reverses that order.
    — Jess Steier, STAT, 25 Sep. 2026
  • But Reform has recently suffered reverses, losing several special elections and facing questions about funding.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of reverses

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“Opposites.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opposites. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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