antipodean vs contrary

antipodean

adj
  • diametrically opposed 

  • relating to the antipodes, or situated at opposite sides of the Earth 

  • of, or pertaining to, Australia or New Zealand 

noun
  • An inhabitant of the antipodes. 

contrary

adj
  • Opposed; contradictory; inconsistent. 

  • Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse. 

  • Given to opposition; perverse; wayward. 

noun
  • One of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true, though they may both be false. 

  • The opposite. 

adv
  • Contrarily 

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