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opposite

noun

1 opposite

A word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other.

synonyms: antonym, opposite word.

Roget 237: contraposition, opposition; polarity; inversion etc. 218; opposite side; reverse, inverse; counterpart; antipodes; opposite poles, North and South.    antonym, ... show more

Dutch: tegendeel, tegengestelde, tegenovergestelde, antoniem
Polish: antonim

2 opposite

A relation of direct opposition.

synonyms: contrary, reverse.

Dutch: omgekeerde, tegendeel, tegenovergestelde, tegengestelde, antipode, pool, tegenpool, tegenvoeter
Polish: odwrotność, przeciwieństwo

3 opposite

A contestant that you are matched against.

synonyms: opponent, opposition.

Dutch: opponent, verzet, tegenstand, tegenwerking, tegenpartij, oppositie, oppositiepartij

4 opposite

Something inverted in sequence or character or effect.

synonym: inverse.

Dutch: tegenovergesteld, omgekeerd

adjective

1 opposite

Being directly across from each other; facing.

Roget 237: opposite; reverse, inverse; converse, antipodal, subcontrary; fronting, facing, diametrically opposite.    Northern, septentrional, Boreal, arctic; Southern, ... show more

Roget 218: inverted etc. v.; wrong side out, wrong side up; inside out, upside down; bottom upwards, keel upwards; supine, on one's head, topsy-turvy, sens dessus dessous [Fr.].    inverse; ... show more

Roget 14: contrary, contrarious, contrariant; opposite, counter, dead against; converse, reverse; opposed, antithetical, contrasted, antipodean, antagonistic, opposing; ... show more

2 opposite

Of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem:
— Opposite leaves.

synonym: paired.

3 opposite

Moving or facing away from each other.

4 opposite

The other one of a complementary pair.

5 opposite

Altogether different in nature or quality or significance.

Polish: odwrotny

6 opposite

Characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed:
— Diametrical (or opposite) points of view.
— Opposite meanings.

synonyms: diametric, diametrical, polar.

adverb

1 opposite

Directly facing each other:
— They sat opposite at the table.

synonyms: face-to-face, face to face.


Moby thesaurus: across, adversary, adversative, adverse, adversive, against, alien, antagonistic, anti, antipathetic, antipodal, antipode, antipodean, antipodes, antipole, antithesis, antithetic, antithetical, antonym, antonymous ... show more.

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opposites

noun

Roget 179: counteraction, opposition; contrariety etc. 14; antagonism, polarity; clashing etc. v.; collision, interference, inhibition, ... show more

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