absolute opposite

collocation in English

meaningsofabsoluteandopposite

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absolute
adjective
uk
/ˈæb.sə.luːt/us
/ˈæb.sə.luːt/
very great or to the largest ...
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opposite
noun[C often singular]
uk
/ˈɒp.ə.zɪt/us
/ˈɑː.pə.zɪt/
something or someone that is completely different from another person ...
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(Definition ofabsoluteandoppositefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofabsolute opposite

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That is theabsoluteoppositeof the truth.
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Independence for a country or a colony very frequently can mean theabsoluteoppositeto the individual living in it.
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It would be theabsoluteoppositeof co-operation.
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It is theabsoluteoppositeof the progressive taxation that would be seen as the most reasonable way to do this in a fair society.
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Perversely, the effect of much legislation can be theabsoluteoppositeof that which is intended.
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In fact, the position was theabsoluteopposite.
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Far from there being a mandate or even there being absence of a mandate, there is theabsoluteoppositeof a mandate.
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I am sure that to most of us this question is theabsoluteoppositeof a political decision.
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Let me assure him that that is theabsoluteoppositeof the position.
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I do not want to pursue that, because to me education is theabsoluteoppositeof equality.
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But it has proved to be theabsoluteopposite.
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That is theabsoluteoppositeof anything that can be described as a decent university education.
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I say theabsoluteoppositeof that.
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Indeed, theabsoluteoppositeis the case.
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Theabsoluteoppositeis taking place.
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Here again one sees a single currency effectively at work, but it has not delivered prosperity or easier working in that industry; it has delivered theabsoluteopposite.
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Having met in-person only once, the twowhile from theabsoluteoppositeends of the spectrummanage to connect and form a friendship.
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Inside, it's theabsoluteoppositeof that.
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