counterbalancing

antipodal

/ænˈtɪpədl/

adjective

Relating to or situated on the opposite side of the earth.

Ancient geographers like Ptolemy presumed that such a place existed, postulating a ‘terra incognita’ that served as an antipodal ballast to their northern land mass.

opposite,opposed,opposing,oppositional,diametrically opposed,extreme,contrary,contradictory,antithetical,antagonistic,conflicting,counterbalancing

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