Opposite
Opposite noun - Something that is as different as possible from something else.
Spitting image is an antonym for opposite.
Spitting image
Spitting image noun - Something or someone that strongly resembles another.
Usage example: with the help of either movie magic or makeup, the actress appeared to be the spitting image of the queen
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Synonyms for Spitting image
Opposite is an antonym for spitting image.
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Parodied by Spitting Image in "The White & White Minstrel Show" that features the polar opposite of this trope: black people wearing whitefaces.
Source: Blackface - Yet Rob Grant, one of the writers of the show, actually said in the "The Best Of Spitting Image Documentary" that depicting her as an evil bully unfortunately had the opposite effect: it made her seem more powerful and "Iron Lady"-like.
Source: Misaimed Fandom / Live-Action TV
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