1. poles apart - Adjective
2. poles apart - Phrase
poles apart (not comparable)
(idiomatic) Totally opposite.
Love is not lust. The two (love and lust) are poles apart. Love liberates while lust binds. Swami Narayanananda
Polar microtubules interdigitate at the spindle midzone and push the spindle poles apart via motor proteins. Source: Internet
Time has not resolved an ambiguity in this phrase, and people continue to interpret this passage to support various positions that are poles apart. Source: Internet