Located directly across from something else, or from each other.
The contrary; being opposed to something.
A person or object that is as different as possible from something else.
A relation of direct opposition.
Facing the other direction.
two words that express opposing concepts; "to him the opposite of gay was depressed"
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"
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"
something inverted in sequence or character or effect; "when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse"
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
the other one of a complementary pair; "the opposite sex"; "the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors"
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"
moving or facing away from each other; "looking in opposite directions"; "they went in opposite directions"
(botany) of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem; "opposite leaves"
a contestant that you are matched against
a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"
of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem; "opposite leaves"
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
a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other
a relation of direct opposition
something inverted in sequence or character or effect
of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem
characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed
altogether different in nature or quality or significance
