opposite

[ op-uh-zit, -sit ]

/ ˈɒp ə zɪt, -sɪt /

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adjective

situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.

contrary or radically different in some respect common to both, as in nature, qualities, direction, result, or significance; opposed: opposite sides in a controversy; opposite directions.

being the other of two related or corresponding things: friendly with many members of the opposite sex.

Botany.

situated on diametrically opposed sides of an axis, as leaves when there are two on one node.
having one organ vertically above another; superimposed.

adverse or inimical.

noun

a person or thing that is opposite or contrary.

an antonym.

Archaic. an opponent; antagonist.

preposition

across from; facing: The guest of honor sat opposite me at the banquet.

in a role parallel or complementary to: He has played opposite many leading ladies.

adverb

on opposite sides.

on the opposite side: I was at one end and she sat opposite.

to the opposite side; in the opposite direction: I went to the left balcony, and he went opposite.

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Origin of opposite

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Latin oppositus, past participle of oppōnere to set against. See oppose, -ite²

SYNONYMS FOR opposite

1 facing.

2 incompatible, irreconcilable, unlike, differing.

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ANTONYMS FOR opposite

2 same, like.

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2. Opposite, contrary, reverse imply that two things differ from each other in such a way as to indicate a definite kind of relationship. Opposite suggests symmetrical antithesis in position, action, or character: opposite ends of a pole, sides of a road, views. Contrary sometimes adds to opposite the idea of conflict or antagonism: contrary statements, beliefs. Reverse suggests something that faces or moves in the opposite direction: the reverse side of a coin; a reverse gear.

OTHER WORDS FROM opposite

op·po·site·ly, adverb op·po·site·ness, noun sub·op·po·site, adjective sub·op·po·site·ly, adverb

sub·op·po·site·ness, noun

Words nearby opposite

opposed-cylinder, opposed-piston engine, opposeless, opposer muscle of little finger, opposer muscle of thumb, opposite, opposite field, opposite number, opposite number, one's, opposite prompt, opposite sex

Example sentences from the Web for opposite

The media tend to frame situations like this as aberrations, but in this case, quite the opposite is the truth.

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Couple walked towards the opposite end of the dungeon, where she previously played with Destiny.

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As Rathod noted, SIX is not supposed to be merely the opposite of ALEC.

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I'm very interested in Liv Ullmann for the woman's part, opposite Sean … yes … oh, I see then.

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In fact, for most of the Bush era, the opposite was the truth.

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We notice that its leaves are opposite, that its corolla has five petals and that its calyx is inflated.

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All attempt at concealment implies some practice of the opposite, or undivine science, founded on nescience.

Unto This Last and Other Essays on Political Economy |John Ruskin
He is nearly two years older than Frank, and about as opposite to him in personal appearance as can well be imagined.

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All his proceedings certainly seem to require an opposite construction, and to contemplate his own leadership.'

The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) |John Morley
They rode for some distance along a pretty straight road, and then came to a bridge, which was opposite to a great round castle.

Rollo in Rome |Jacob Abbott

British Dictionary definitions for opposite

opposite

/ (ˈɒpəzɪt, -sɪt) /

adjective

situated or being on the other side or at each side of something between their houses were at opposite ends of the street

facing or going in contrary directions opposite ways

diametrically different in character, tendency, belief, etc opposite views

botany

(of leaves, flowers, etc) arranged in pairs on either side of the stem
(of parts of a flower) arranged opposite the middle of another part

maths

(of two vertices or sides in an even-sided polygon) separated by the same number of vertices or sides in both a clockwise and anticlockwise direction
(of a side in a triangle) facing a specified angleAbbreviation: opp

noun

a person or thing that is opposite; antithesis

maths the side facing a specified angle in a right-angled triangle

a rare word for opponent

preposition

Also: opposite to facing; corresponding to (something on the other side of a division) the house opposite ours

as a co-star with she played opposite Olivier in ``Hamlet''

adverb

on opposite sides she lives opposite

Derived forms of opposite

oppositely, adverb oppositeness, noun

Scientific definitions for opposite

opposite

[ ŏp′ə-zĭt ]

Arranged as one of a pair on either side of a stem or twig. Maple and ash trees have opposite leaves. Compare alternate.

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