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opposite in WordNet English dictionary
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'"
antonym opposite word opposite
- a relation of direct opposition
"we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"
reverse contrary opposite
- something inverted in sequence or character or effect
"when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse"
inverse opposite
- a contestant that you are matched against
opposition opponent opposite
adjective- 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
- of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem
"opposite leaves"
opposite paired
- the other one of a complementary pair
"the opposite sex"; "the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors"
opposite
- 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
- 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
- moving or facing away from each other
"looking in opposite directions"; "they went in opposite directions"
opposite
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"
face-to-face opposite face-to-face opposite
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University