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opposites

n. plural-only
A2 Elementary US //ˈɑpəzəts// UK //ˈɒpəsˌɪts// op·po·sites

n. two things that are as different as possible from each other. For example, hot and cold or black and white are opposites.

n. people or things that are completely different from each other in nature, direction, or quality.


SIMPLE

Black and white are opposites.

CONTEXTUAL

The two brothers have completely different personalities; they are total opposites in almost every way.

COMPLEX

In many classic stories, the protagonist and the antagonist represent moral opposites, serving to highlight the conflict between selfless virtue and destructive greed.

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Often used in the plural form to describe a pair of contrasting items or people.

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