as in contradictory
being as different as possible
love is antipodal to hate
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of antipodal
The requirements call for at least 18,000 miles of bicycling and for riders to cross two antipodal points — in Wilcox's case, Madrid, Spain, and Wellington, New Zealand.
—
Scott Detrow, NPR, 18 Sep. 2024
These two antipodal scenarios hold distinct implications for where Io’s volcanism ultimately emerges on the moon’s surface.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Nov. 2023
But the realities of the stage did not match the ideals of his imagination until his encounter with the work of the man who, by any other standards, would have seemed his antipodal foil.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
Morris intervenes both too little and too much, but the movie somehow still hits a sweet spot in the happy medium of those antipodal failings.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2023
As a leader, Hankin was antipodal to Schulman in almost every respect.
—Ariel Bleicher, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Mar. 2013
That leaves us with just the upper semicircle and two antipodal points — one at each end of the semicircle.
—Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 24 Jan. 2023
There’s a South Dip Pole, too, but the North Dip Pole doesn’t have to be antipodal, or diametrically opposed, to it.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2022
If conservatives/liberals are less ignorant, but one of the two is more ignorant, then the result will be that ignorance may correlate with one of the two antipodal viewpoints, even though moderates are the most ignorant.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2011
Scott Detrow, NPR, 18 Sep. 2024
These two antipodal scenarios hold distinct implications for where Io’s volcanism ultimately emerges on the moon’s surface.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Nov. 2023
But the realities of the stage did not match the ideals of his imagination until his encounter with the work of the man who, by any other standards, would have seemed his antipodal foil.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
Morris intervenes both too little and too much, but the movie somehow still hits a sweet spot in the happy medium of those antipodal failings.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2023
As a leader, Hankin was antipodal to Schulman in almost every respect.
—Ariel Bleicher, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Mar. 2013
That leaves us with just the upper semicircle and two antipodal points — one at each end of the semicircle.
—Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 24 Jan. 2023
There’s a South Dip Pole, too, but the North Dip Pole doesn’t have to be antipodal, or diametrically opposed, to it.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2022
If conservatives/liberals are less ignorant, but one of the two is more ignorant, then the result will be that ignorance may correlate with one of the two antipodal viewpoints, even though moderates are the most ignorant.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2011
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antipodal
Adjective
-
Reuters could not independently verify the contradictory accounts.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
-
As the nation’s battle lines sharpen on immigration, tension engulfs farmworkers who, in many respects, embody the fraught, sometimes contradictory nature of the debate.—
Ana Ley,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
Adjective
-
On June 21, the first 100 visitors who arrive before the gates open at 5:15 AM can witness sunlight passing through a window and striking the solstice alignments built into the opposite wall.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
-
As Mangione continued on the phone, Thompson walked past him in the opposite direction.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Antipodal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antipodal. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share