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Adjective: opposite ópusit- Being directly across from each other; facing
"And I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm"; "we lived on opposite sides of the street"; "at opposite poles" - Of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem
"opposite leaves" - paired - Moving or facing away from each other
"looking in opposite directions"; "they went in opposite directions" - The other one of a complementary pair
"the opposite sex"; "the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colours" - Altogether different in nature or quality or significance
"the medicine's effect was opposite to that intended"; "it is said that opposite characters make a union happiest" - Characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed
"opposite points of view"; "opposite meanings" - diametric, diametrical, polar Noun: opposite ópusit- A word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other
- antonym, opposite word - A relation of direct opposition
- reverse, contrary - A contestant that you are matched against
- opposition, opponent - Something inverted in sequence or character or effect
- inverse Adverb: opposite ópusit- Directly facing each other
"they sat opposite at the table" - face-to-face
Derived forms: opposites See also: different, oppositely, oppositeness, other Type of: contestant, oppositeness, opposition, word Antonym: alternate Encyclopedia: Opposite |