LEXFALL.

Words / A / General

antipodes

noun/ænˈtɪpədiːz/

C2CEFR level
78/100Rarity: rare
FormalRegister

A place diametrically opposite one's own on the globe.

Emigrating to New Zealand felt like sailing to the very antipodes of everything she knew.

Similar: opposite side, far side, ends of the earth

Origin: From Greek antipodes 'having the feet opposite', from anti- + pous 'foot'.

Topic: far places in General English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

Get words like antipodes on your lock screen, a few a day, with review that makes them stick.

Download on the App Store Lexfall puts a new word on your home and lock screen through widgets, so you learn without opening an app. Free to download. After a free trial, a subscription unlocks every field. Built for iPhone, iOS 15.1 or later.
QR code that opens Lexfall on the App Store
On a computer?Scan with your iPhone camera.