polar opposites
Completely opposing extremes
Polar opposites are two things as different from each other as possible, like the North and South Poles at opposite ends of the Earth.
The phrase emphasizes maximum contrast: They're polar opposites—she's outgoing, he's a recluse.
Often used of people whose personalities or views clash completely.
- yin yangComplementary opposing forces
- antithesisDirect opposite; contrasting juxtaposition
- poles apartUtterly different in position
- contrastNotable difference between things
- dichotomyDivision into contrasting parts
chalk and cheese · disparity · antonyms · flip side · black and white · light and dark · fire and ice · oil and water · divergence · dualism · night and day · contradiction · antipodes · worlds apart · incongruity · juxtaposition · counterpoint · inverse
- oppositesantonym, antonyms, inverse, converse, contrary
- extremesbest, worst, biggest, smallest, highest
- incompatibilityoil and water, chalk and cheese, apples and oranges, mismatch, clash
- word meaningssynonymy, antonymy, thesaurus, same meaning
- hyphenated wordsup-to-date, pitch-black, jaw-dropping, round-the-clock, air-conditioned
- magnetismmagnet, magnetic field, magnetic fields, magnetic poles, ferromagnetism
polar oppositesidentical twins
Siblings from one zygote
carbon copies · one and the same · perfect match · mirror images · indistinguishable
polar oppositesperfect match
inseparable · synonymous · congruent · of one mind · hand in glove
polar oppositesshades of gray
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