as in contradictory
being as different as possible the convincing yet antipodean arguments presented by the two speakers left many members of the audience unsure of which side to support
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Recent Examples of antipodean Glass walls flood rooms with antipodean light, and mornings begin simply—coffee in hand, bare feet cool against the deck, as golfers set off across the dunes. —
Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026 Set the scene An antipodean version of a Scottish hunting lodge meets Ralph Lauren. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026 Later, the same man sent me a sticker book full of antipodean animals. —Nicole Flattery, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025 Netflix’s reveal of its antipodean releases for 2026 follows announcements for Japanese, Korean, Indian, Southeast Asian and Chinese-language films and series. —Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026 Set the scene An antipodean version of a Scottish hunting lodge meets Ralph Lauren. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026 Later, the same man sent me a sticker book full of antipodean animals. —Nicole Flattery, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025 Netflix’s reveal of its antipodean releases for 2026 follows announcements for Japanese, Korean, Indian, Southeast Asian and Chinese-language films and series. —Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antipodean
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America’s 250th birthday calls for a history as sprawling and contradictory as the country itself.— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
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Your statement is contradictory and oxymoronic.— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Over on the opposite side of the kitchen is the bathroom.— Adam Williams April 22, New Atlas, 22 Apr. 2026
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Bosch star Titus Welliver, Trevante Rhodes (Moonlight), Li Jun Li (Sinners) and Elizabeth Lail (You) are set as new series regulars opposite star Gabriel Basso in the Netflix action thriller from Sony Pictures TV, which is relocating from New York to Los Angeles for its fourth installment.— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026
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But there’s no shortage of people that take a contrary view.— Brent Lang, Variety, 9 Apr. 2026
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Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your nonfiction development pipeline grow?— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Antipodean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/antipodean. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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