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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 | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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