| opposite [a] |
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| 1) | 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" |
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| other |
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| 2) | of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem; "opposite leaves" |
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| Synonyms : | paired |
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| botany alternate |
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| 3) | moving or facing away from each other; "looking in opposite directions"; "they went in opposite directions" |
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| other |
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| 4) | the other one of a complementary pair; "the opposite sex"; "the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors" |
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| other |
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| 5) | 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 |
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| 6) | 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" |
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| Synonyms : | diametric diametrical polar |
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| different |
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| opposite [r] |
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| 1) | 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" |
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| Synonyms : | face-to-face |
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| opposite [n] |
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| 1) | two words that express opposing concepts; "to him the opposite of gay was depressed" |
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| Synonyms : | antonym opposite_word |
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| word direct_antonym indirect_antonym |
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| 2) | a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true" |
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| Synonyms : | contrary reverse |
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| oppositeness annul change_by_reversal |
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| 3) | a contestant that you are matched against |
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| Synonyms : | opponent opposition |
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| contestant match |
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| 4) | something inverted in sequence or character or effect; "when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse" |
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| Synonyms : | inverse |
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| oppositeness additive_inverse multiplicative_inverse |
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