complete opposite

collocation in English

meaningsofcompleteandopposite

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complete
adjective
uk
/kəmˈpliːt/us
/kəmˈpliːt/
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 ofcompleteandoppositefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcomplete opposite

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It is thecompleteoppositeof the instinctive human reaction to pain: the deliberate, conscious attempt to feel as much physical anguish as possible.
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Totalitarianism was the limitation of choices, and liberalism thecompleteopposite.
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Metallurgical operations were not carried out in order to cause chemical changes but rather to achieve thecompleteopposite, the mere purification or mixing of conserved metals.
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What is said is one thing, but what actually happens is thecompleteopposite.
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It strikes me as thecompleteoppositeof the real position.
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It is thecompleteoppositeof democracy at work.
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That is thecompleteoppositeof what we want.
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These schemes may now only receive support as existing schemes close and, therefore, thecompleteoppositeapplies.
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I believe the fact to be thecompleteoppositeof the case.
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That was thecompleteoppositeof the pledge on which they fought the 1987 general election.
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That is thecompleteoppositeof the present method.
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Instead, we had thecompleteoppositeof property taxation.
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For many people, that is a disincentive to find work—which is thecompleteoppositeof all that we want to achieve.
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The problem of unemployment will not be solved by increasing deficits, indeed past experience has demonstrated thecompleteopposite.
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By any standard definition, that is not a monopoly, but almost thecompleteopposite.
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I am sure that that is thecompleteoppositeof what he shall be doing.
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Toughening up asylum legislation is not the right approach; in fact, it is thecompleteopposite.
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So when rhetorical reference is made to subsidiarity, a poorly understood concept, conclusions should be drawn from such day-to-day events which demonstrate thecompleteopposite.
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