diametrically opposed to
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: the exact opposite of
His position on the issue is diametrically opposed to that of his partner.
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Roche’s athletic career began with a sport diametrically opposed to running: football.
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Devin Kelly, Outside Online, 3 Apr. 2025
Trump’s popularity surged based on positions diametrically opposed to Republican orthodoxy: restricting trade, increasing spending on infrastructure, helping and interfering with manufacturing firms, and weakening the country’s international role.
—Daron Acemoglu, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2020
Prime Minister Frederiksen could hardly have articulated a position on Ukraine and Russia more diametrically opposed to Trump’s.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
Democrats, meanwhile, are diametrically opposed to the notion of a third Trump term.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
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Devin Kelly, Outside Online, 3 Apr. 2025
Trump’s popularity surged based on positions diametrically opposed to Republican orthodoxy: restricting trade, increasing spending on infrastructure, helping and interfering with manufacturing firms, and weakening the country’s international role.
—Daron Acemoglu, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2020
Prime Minister Frederiksen could hardly have articulated a position on Ukraine and Russia more diametrically opposed to Trump’s.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
Democrats, meanwhile, are diametrically opposed to the notion of a third Trump term.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Diametrically opposed to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diametrically%20opposed%20to. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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