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antipodes¹

  • /ænˈtɪp.əˌdiz/

Where it comes from

From Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀντίποδες (antípodes), from ἀντί (antí, “opposite”) + πόδες (pódes), plural of πούς (poús, “foot”).

noun

  1. uncountable The place on the diametrically opposite side of the earth from a given point. We should hold day with the Antipodes, If you would walk in absence of the sun.
  2. uncountable The Southern Hemisphere. […]a delighted shout from the children swung him toward the door again. His sister, Mrs. Gerard, stood there in carriage gown and sables, radiant with surprise. ¶ "Phil! You! Exactly like you, Philip, to come strolling in from the antipodes—dear fellow!" recovering from the fraternal embrace and hol
  3. broadly, figuratively, uncountable The opposite of something. The sleepy yet shrewd judge was the antipodes to confidence, but to Don Manuel he felt no hesitation in frankly stating his actions and their motives, from his first arrival in Spain to the present time.

antipodes²

  • /ˈæn.tɪ.poʊdz/

Rhymes with -əʊdz

Where it comes from

See the etymology of antipode.

noun

  1. plural plural of antipode (back-formation)

Antipodes³

Where it comes from

See antipodes.

proper noun the Antipodes

  1. The Southern Hemisphere.
  2. UK, dated Australia and New Zealand.

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"antipodes." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/antipodes. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{antipodes_2026,
  title = {antipodes},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/antipodes},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}