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Meanings of diametrical opposition in English

The relation of opposition along a diameter.

Synonyms
Examples for "antipodal"
Examples for "antipodal"
1
This strange antipodal civilization also retains a curious flavor of Elizabethan ideas.
The Passing of the Frontier: A Chronicle of the Old West
2
I should like to see them together, they are such antipodal men.
The Morgesons: A Novel
3
I conclude to hazard one, so here goes antipodal resolution No.
Round the World
4
Now to this whole form of consciousness, poor Shelley's mind is altogether antipodal.
Literary and General Lectures and Essays
5
What poet is more utterly antipodal to our modern schools?
Literary and General Lectures and Essays
Usage of diametrical opposition in English
1
The doctrine of the Sufis was in diametrical opposition to this.
Mystics and Saints of Islam
2
He was informed that these were in diametrical opposition to those of the Maritime Institute.
The Irish Times
3
What a cruel position to have God's command and God's promise apparently in diametrical opposition!
Expositions of Holy Scripture: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus and Nu...
4
These two words are brought into diametrical opposition in the text, so that it branches into a two-fold line of thought
Sermons Preached at Brighton / Third Series
5
At all events he had exposed himself to reproach, by acting in diametrical opposition to the professions of his whole life.
The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume ...
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