polar opposite

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polar opposite - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Opposite \Op"po*site\, n.
     1. One who opposes; an opponent; an antagonist. [Obs.]
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              The opposites of this day's strife.   --Shak.
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     2. That which is opposed or contrary in character or meaning;
        as, sweetness and its opposite; up is the opposite of
        down.
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              The virtuous man meets with more opposites and
              opponents than any other.             --Landor.
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     polar opposite that which is conspicuously different in
        most important respects.
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