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diametrically opposed

ADJECTIVE
irreconcilable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
implacable incompatible incongruous inconsistent inexorable uncompromising
WEAK
clashing discordant discrepant dissonant hard-line inflexible inharmonious intransigent opposed reluctant unappeasable unfriendly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
compatible consistent consonant flexible harmonious merciful
WEAK
compromising friendly reconcilable
ADJECTIVE
opposite
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adverse antagonistic antithetical contradictory differing paradoxical reversed
STRONG
antipodal contrary counter facing hostile independent inverse obverse reverse separate
WEAK
antipodean contrapositive contrasted corresponding crosswise diametric different dissimilar diverse flip-side fronting inconsistent inimical irreconcilable opposed ornery polar repugnant retrograde unalike unconnected unrelated unsimilar violative vis-à-vis
Antonyms
STRONG
agreeing similar
WEAK
compatible like

Example Sentences

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Is it possible to prevent an heir from spending their inheritance on things to which we are diametrically opposed?

From MarketWatch • Feb. 16, 2026

But Donaldson sees these videos as pragmatic; making money and promoting charitable causes, he and his team would argue, are not diametrically opposed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

Commenting on the prospects for a breakthrough, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday that the two sides were "diametrically opposed" and "a lot of diplomatic work lies ahead".

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2025

The couple’s London-based wedding planners, Lanza & Baucina, told CNN in a statement, “Rumors of ‘taking over’ the city are entirely false and diametrically opposed to our goals and to reality.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2025

But he and I seemed to come from worlds so diametrically opposed that I knew better than to allow his friendship in my life.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi