Meanings
comparative more diametrically · superlative most diametrically
- especiallyAbsolutely (in opposition).
The distinctness of London has led many to clamor for the capital to pursue its own policies, especially on immigration. The British prime minister, David Cameron, is a Conservative. So is the mayor of London, Boris Johnson. But they have diametrically opposed views on immigration.
2013 September 28, Kenan Malik, “London Is Special, but Not That Special”, in New York Times, retrieved 28 Sep 20131 more example
"I do not see that we are at all called upon to pay so costly a compliment to society, as to assume a character diametrically opposed to our real one,—to utter sentiments we secretly disbelieve,—and to be as angry with our better nature for bursting from restraint, as at other times with our own inferior nature for refusing to submit to it.
1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Romance and Reality. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, pages 141–142
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Translations
Catalan diametralment
- diametralmenton exactly the opposite side
Czech diametrálně
- diametrálněon exactly the opposite side
Danish diametralt
- diametralton exactly the opposite side
Estonian diametraalselt
- diametraalselton exactly the opposite side
Finnish vastapäätä, vastakkain
- vastapäätäon exactly the opposite side
- vastakkainon exactly the opposite side
- täysin vastakkainenon exactly the opposite side
French diamétralement
- diamétralementon exactly the opposite side
German diametral, diametrisch
- diametralon exactly the opposite side
- diametrischon exactly the opposite side
Hungarian homlokegyenest (with ellenkező/ellentétes)
- homlokegyenest (with ellenkező/ellentétes)on exactly the opposite side
Japanese 百八十度, 対極に
- 百八十度 (hyakuhachijūdo)on exactly the opposite side
- 対極に (taikyoku ni)on exactly the opposite side
Norwegian Bokmål diametralt
- diametralton exactly the opposite side
Polish diametralnie
- diametralnieon exactly the opposite side
Portuguese diametralmente
- diametralmenteon exactly the opposite side
Russian диаметра́льно
- диаметра́льно (diametrálʹno)on exactly the opposite side
Spanish diametralmente
- diametralmenteon exactly the opposite side
Swedish diametralt
- diametralton exactly the opposite side
Ukrainian діаметра́льно
- діаметра́льно (diametrálʹno)on exactly the opposite side
Cite this entry
diametrically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diametrically
“diametrically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diametrically. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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