antipode

Noun

antipode (plural antipodes)

1. Something directly opposite or diametrically opposed.
   • The very Reverse of a Wit. The Antipode of Sense.1704, David Crawford, Love at First Sight: A Comedy, London: R. Basset, page 58
   • A Mexican diligence is fmilar(sic) to an American post coach or mail stage, and a stranger from the United States, taking his seat in one of them, while all else around him is nearly the antipodes of what he has been accustomed to, feels old sensations revive, as he once more finds something that...1847, editorial staff, “A Mexican Diligence”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 10, page 74

   Synonyms:

   antipous

2. The place on the diametrically opposite side of the earth from a given point.