An object, fact, or quality that is the very opposite of something else; often in plural things the most different of their class.

The opposite or contrary of something. With of, to, or possessive.

the contraverse: the opposite, the converse.

With than. Anything rather than, anything other than; far from being. Obsolete.

An instance of this; a discrepancy.

The opposite, absence, or lack of something. rare.

= opposite, n. 2a. Obsolete. rare.

That which is different or contrary; a difference. Obsolete.

The diametrical or direct opposite; contrariety, contradiction. Also elliptical = in diameter at sense 4. Obsolete.

quasi-n.= contra, n.1

gen. That which is contrary or opposite; that which contrasts or counterbalances. Obsolete.

The opposite point; †the exact opposite, antithesis.

That which is opposite or contrary; the converse of a fact, statement, etc.; a person who or thing which is totally different from or the reverse of…

(a) euphemistic (with the) sexual activity, sexual intercourse; (also occasionally) the penis; cf. sense B. 10; (b) to do the other thing colloquial…

transf. The exact opposite of a person or thing. (In this sense the sing. antipode is still used.)

The opposite or contrary of something; esp. a situation, process, state of affairs, etc., which is the… Without construction.

The contrary or opposite; in Book-keeping, the opposite side or column of an account; esp. the right-hand or credit side, in which the liabilities…

That which on comparison with another thing shows a striking difference from it; a person or thing of most opposite qualities.

A thing or action which is the exact opposite of another.

One who or that which is opposed in purpose or nature; a contrary.

The opposite pole. fig. The direct opposite.

The counterpart of any action, fact, condition, etc.

A direct opposite.

The opposite, the contrary.

concr. That which is contrary in nature (obs.).