opposite
Example Sentences
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The opposite was true, he said on CNBC: The Fed “will have room as it watches the numbers to cut rates.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
This caravan, running in the opposite direction, will travel from California through Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri to Illinois.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
The atoms are arranged so that each one is paired with another atom that has an equal but opposite energy offset.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026
"This is the simplest game with the easiest access. Everybody plays it around the world with no money, no soccer balls, no shoes. And here, we had just the opposite thing going on."
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
The arrows whirled and pointed in the opposite direction of where he was walking.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
Vocabulary lists containing opposite
Opposites Attract
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The Number System
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Common Core Grades 9–10, List 1
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