antipodal

1. 1.

   the relation of opposition along a diameter

   Synonymsantipodal oppositiondiametrical opposition

   Broaderopposition

1. 1.

   relating to the antipodes or situated at opposite sides of the earth

   “antipodean latitudes”

   “antipodal regions of the earth”

   “antipodal points on a sphere”

   Synonymsantipodean

Other forms of antipodal

plural

antipodals·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about antipodal

What does antipodal mean?

antipodal means "the relation of opposition along a diameter". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in antipodal?

antipodal has 4 syllables: an-tip-o-dal. The stress falls on "tip". In IPA it is /ænˈtɪpədəl/.

What is another word for antipodal?

Close synonyms include antipodal opposition, diametrical opposition, antipodean. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is antipodal a common word?

antipodal is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.