The Collaborative International Dictionary
Opposite \Op"po*site\, n.
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One who opposes; an opponent; an antagonist. [Obs.]
The opposites of this day's strife.
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That which is opposed or contrary in character or meaning; as, sweetness and its opposite; up is the opposite of down.
The virtuous man meets with more opposites and opponents than any other.
--Landor.polar opposite that which is conspicuously different in most important respects.
Wiktionary
n. the complete opposite, opposite in every way
Wikipedia
Polar Opposite is the sixth EP by the Australian rock band Sick Puppies. It features acoustic versions of many of their most well-known songs, including " All the Same". The EP was released on 1 March 2011.
Usage examples of "polar opposite".
Saddam Hussein and his regime are the polar opposite of every single one of the traits considered desirable, if not essential, for nuclear deterrence.
Lean and small-breasted, with long fluid muscles running from thigh to buttock, and wings of black hair pulled back from her face: she posed a polar opposite to Callie’.
Trent is not just my polar opposite psychically, he's also my opposite when it comes to temperament, personality, and personal philosophy of life.
Farther down the hallway, D18 presents a spectacle completely opposite to the clean, crowded jumble of D10, just as its inhabitant, a man known as Charles Burnside, could be considered the polar opposite of Alice Weathers.
And it is to this inner self, the polar opposite of your own, that you give your love.
Beneath each person, on the other side of the plane, is his or her polar opposite.
In that he was the polar opposite of his desert opponent, Montgomery, whose philosophy was never to attack until you were certain of victory.
In this sense, Div was the polar opposite of Simon, who gave the impression of being incredibly together, clinically organised, and yet let Ray down on more occasions than it was healthy to dwell upon.