antipodean

an·tip·o·des

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [an-tip-uh-deez]
- /ænˈtɪp əˌdiz/
- /ænˈtɪp.ə.diːz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [an-tip-uh-deez]
- /ænˈtɪp əˌdiz/

Definitions of antipodean word

adjective antipodean Antipodean describes people or things that come from or relate to Australia and New Zealand. 3
noun antipodean Diametrically opposed. 1
adjective antipodean on opposite sides of the world 1
adjective antipodean of Australia or New Zealand 1
noun antipodean An inhabitant of the antipodes. 0
adjective antipodean relating to the antipodes, or situated at opposite sides of the Earth. 0

See all 7 definitions of antipodean

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Origin of antipodean

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English < Latin < Greek (hoi) antípodes literally, (those) with the feet opposite (plural of antípous), equivalent to anti- anti- + -podes, nominative plural of poûs foot

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Parts of speech for Antipodean

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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antipodean popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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Synonyms for antipodean

adj antipodean

antipodal — of or relating to diametrically opposite points on the earth's surface
adverse — Adverse decisions, conditions, or effects are unfavourable to you.
antithetical — Something that is antithetical to something else is the opposite of it and is unable to exist with it.
contradictory — If two or more facts, ideas, or statements are contradictory, they state or imply that opposite things are true.
contrary — Ideas, attitudes, or reactions that are contrary to each other are completely different from each other.

adjective antipodean

opposite — situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.

All 15 Synonyms of antipodean