English adjective: opposite | |||
1. | opposite being directly across from each other; facing | ||
Samples | And I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm. We lived on opposite sides of the street. At opposite poles. | ||
Similar | other | ||
Antonyms | same | ||
2. | opposite of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem | ||
Samples | Opposite leaves. | ||
Synonyms | paired | ||
Domain category | botany, phytology | ||
Antonyms | alternate | ||
3. | opposite moving or facing away from each other | ||
Samples | Looking in opposite directions. They went in opposite directions. | ||
Similar | other | ||
Antonyms | same | ||
4. | opposite the other one of a complementary pair | ||
Samples | The opposite sex. The two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors. | ||
Similar | other | ||
Antonyms | same | ||
5. | opposite altogether different in nature or quality or significance | ||
Samples | The medicine's effect was opposite to that intended. It is said that opposite characters make a union happiest. | ||
Similar | different | ||
Antonyms | same | ||
6. | opposite characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed | ||
Samples | In diametric contradiction to his claims. Diametrical (or opposite) points of view. Opposite meanings. Extreme and indefensible polar positions. | ||
Synonyms | diametric, diametrical, polar | ||
Similar | different | ||
Antonyms | same | ||
English noun: opposite | |||
1. | opposite (communication) a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other | ||
Samples | To him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'. | ||
Synonyms | antonym, opposite word | ||
Broader (hypernym) | word | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | direct antonym, indirect antonym | ||
Antonyms | equivalent word, synonym | ||
2. | opposite a relation of direct opposition | ||
Samples | We thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true. | ||
Synonyms | contrary, reverse | ||
Broader (hypernym) | oppositeness, opposition | ||
3. | opposite (person) a contestant that you are matched against | ||
Synonyms | opponent, opposition | ||
Broader (hypernym) | contestant | ||
4. | opposite something inverted in sequence or character or effect | ||
Samples | When the direct approach failed he tried the inverse. | ||
Synonyms | inverse | ||
Broader (hypernym) | oppositeness, opposition | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | additive inverse, multiplicative inverse, reciprocal | ||
English adverb: opposite | |||
1. | opposite directly facing each other | ||
Samples | 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 | ||