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opposite in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. 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'"
    antonym  opposite word  opposite 
  2. a relation of direct opposition
    "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"
    reverse  contrary  opposite 
  3. something inverted in sequence or character or effect
    "when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse"
    inverse  opposite 
  4. a contestant that you are matched against
    opposition  opponent  opposite 
adjective
  1. 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"
    diametric  diametrical  opposite  polar 
  2. of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem
    "opposite leaves"
    opposite  paired 
  3. the other one of a complementary pair
    "the opposite sex"; "the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors"
    opposite 
  4. being directly across from each other; facing
    "And I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm"- Longfellow; "we lived on opposite sides of the street"; "at opposite poles"
    opposite 
  5. 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"- Charles Reade
    opposite 
  6. moving or facing away from each other
    "looking in opposite directions"; "they went in opposite directions"
    opposite 
adverb
  1. 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"
    face-to-face  opposite  face-to-face  opposite 
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