Noun | 1. | ![]() Synonyms: antonym, opposite word |
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3. | ![]() Synonyms: opponent, opposition | |
4. | opposite - something inverted in sequence or character or effect; "when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse" Synonyms: inverse | |
Adj. | 1. | 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" |
2. | opposite - of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem; "opposite leaves" Synonyms: paired Antonyms: alternate - of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired; "stems with alternate leaves" | |
3. | opposite - moving or facing away from each other; "looking in opposite directions"; "they went in opposite directions" | |
4. | opposite - the other one of a complementary pair; "the opposite sex"; "the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors" | |
5. | 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 | |
6. | opposite - 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" | |
Adv. | 1. | opposite - 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 |