antipodal

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun the relation of opposition along a diameter
adjective relating to the antipodes or situated at opposite sides of the earth

From antipode + -al.

[686] A lofty mountain: This is the Mountain of Purgatory, according to Dante's geography antipodal to Jerusalem, and the only land in the southern hemisphere. — The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: The Inferno, Dante Alighieri
They didn't compete, that was it, Rose supposed, and they were both good enough cosmopolites to bridge across the antipodal distances between their respective traditions and environments. — The Real Adventure, Henry Kitchell Webster
The many antipodal and conflicting doctrines, theories, tendencies, and institutions which obtain under the all-embracing name of Hinduism, seem astonishing to every western investigator of this faith. — India, Its Life and Thought, John P. (John Peter) Jones

antipodal opposition, diametrical opposition

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