Opposite - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a relation of direct opposition (syn: contrary, reverse)
- a contestant that you are matched against (syn: opponent, opposition)
- something inverted in sequence or character or effect (syn: inverse)
adjective
we lived on opposite sides of the street
at opposite poles
they went in opposite directions
the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors
it is said that opposite characters make a union happiest
opposite meanings
adverb
Extra examples
The two boys lived on opposite sides of the street.
Fold the bottom right corner of the paper over to the opposite corner.
The two scientists had the same information but reached opposite conclusions.
They represent opposite sides of the issue.
They ran in opposite directions.
Her music is at the opposite end of the spectrum from the music her mother made.
“Wet” is the opposite of “dry.”
The terms “black” and “white” are opposites.
I sat down and he sat opposite.
She lives in the house opposite ours.
The school is opposite a park.
I played opposite the best player in the league.
She stars opposite Clint Eastwood in her latest movie.
This was opposite to everything she believed in.
Other authors have expressed opposite views.
Word forms
singular: opposite
plural: opposites
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