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Definition of opposite

adjective:

• being directly across from each other; facing; - Longfellow; "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". Synonyms: paired. Antonyms: alternate.
• 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 colors".
• altogether different in nature or quality or significance; ; - Charles Reade; "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; "in diametric contradiction to his claims", "diametrical (or opposite) points of view", "opposite meanings", "extreme and indefensible polar positions". Synonyms: diametric, diametrical, polar.

adverb:

• directly facing each other; "the two photographs lay face-to-face on the table", "lived all their lives in houses face-to-face across the street", "they sat opposite at the table". Synonyms: face-to-face.

noun:

• a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other; "to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'". Synonyms: antonym, opposite word. Antonyms: synonym.
• a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true". Synonyms: contrary, reverse.
• a contestant that you are matched against. Synonyms: opponent, opposition.
• something inverted in sequence or character or effect; "when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse". Synonyms: inverse.

Related words

reciprocal.

Words nearby

apposite.