as in opposition
the quality or state of being as different as possible
the complete oppositeness of the two principal meanings of the word "handicap"
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Noun
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The bill got about a half hour of debate ahead of passage, and there were no comments in opposition.—
Ginny Monk,
ProPublica,
30 May 2025 -
The Connecticut House of Representatives on Wednesday spent hours debating a bill that would strengthen protections for mobile and manufactured home owners, many of whom are seniors, but decided to stop the discussion in the face of Republican opposition.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
30 May 2025
Noun
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This theme of polarity only intensifies as the month unfolds.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
29 Apr. 2025
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For example, a single circuit can have multiple different functionalities just by switching the polarity of individual transistors or the entire circuit.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
18 Mar. 2024
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“Oppositeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oppositeness. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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