antipodes Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any two places or regions on diametrically opposite sides of the Earth
    • the North Pole and the South Pole are antipodes
  2. noun direct opposite
    antipode.
    • quiet: an antipode to focused busyness

WordNet

An*tip"o*des noun
Etymology
L. pl., fr. Gr. with the feet opposite, pl. against + , , foot.
Definitions
  1. Those who live on the side of the globe diametrically opposite.
  2. The country of those who live on the opposite side of the globe. Latham.
  3. Anything exactly opposite or contrary.
    Can there be a greater contrariety unto Christ's judgment, a more perfect antipodes to all that hath hitherto been gospel? Hammond.

Webster 1913