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1. opposite - 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'"

Synonym(s): antonym, opposite_word

Hypernym(s): word




2. opposite - noun

· a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"

Synonym(s): reverse, contrary

Hypernym(s): opposition, oppositeness




3. opposite - noun

· a contestant that you are matched against

Synonym(s): opposition, opponent

Hypernym(s): contestant




4. opposite - noun

· something inverted in sequence or character or effect; "when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse"

Synonym(s): inverse

Hypernym(s): opposition, oppositeness




5. opposite - adjective

· 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"




6. opposite - adjective

· of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem; "opposite leaves"

Synonym(s): paired

Antonym(s): alternate




7. opposite - adjective

· moving or facing away from each other; "looking in opposite directions"; "they went in opposite directions"




8. opposite - adjective

· the other one of a complementary pair; "the opposite sex"; "the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors"




9. opposite - adjective

· 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




10. 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"

Synonym(s): diametric, diametrical, polar




11. 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"

Synonym(s): face-to-face, face_to_face





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