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at antipodes

at antipodes prepositional phrase: in direct opposition.

Prepositional phrase

  1. In direct opposition.
    • Mark Twain was not a humourist in the sense that Lamb was — the two were at antipodes.1910, The Bookman, volume 31, page 367
    • In religion their thoughts ran in widely different channels, and in politics they were at antipodes.1881, Lyman L. Palmer, History of Napa and Lake Counties

Questions about at antipodes

What does at antipodes mean?
At antipodes means in direct opposition.
What part of speech is at antipodes?
At antipodes is a prepositional phrase.

Words near at antipodes in the dictionary

  1. at all points
  2. at all risks
  3. at all times
  4. at an end
  5. at anchor
  6. at antipodes
  7. at any cost
  8. at any event
  9. at any given moment
  10. at any hand
  11. at any rate

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