Antipode and Contrary

Antipode

Antipode noun - Something that is as different as possible from something else.
Usage example: my jock brother is an antipode to my bookworm sister
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Synonyms for Antipode

Contrary is a synonym for antipode in opposite topic. In some cases you can use "Contrary" instead a noun "Antipode", when it comes to topics like support.

Contrary

Contrary noun - Something that is as different as possible from something else.
Usage example: the admonition that we should not return hate with hate, but rather with its contrary—love

Antipode is a synonym for contrary in support topic. You can use "Antipode" instead a noun "Contrary", if it concerns topics such as opposite.

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Contrary and Antipode. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/antipode/contrary
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