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- Dictionaryopposite/ˈɒpəzɪt/
adjective
- 1. situated on the other or further side when seen from a specified or implicit viewpoint; facing: "a crowd gathered on the opposite side of the street" Similar
- 2. completely different; of a contrary kind: "a word that is opposite in meaning to another" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a person or thing that is totally different from or the reverse of someone or something else: "we were opposites in temperament"
adverb
- 1. in a position facing a specified or implied subject: "she was sitting almost opposite"
preposition
- 1. in a position on the other side of a specific area from; facing: "they sat opposite one another"
- 2. (of a leading actor) in a complementary role to (another): "the star was a young man playing opposite an older woman"
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OPPOSITE definition: 1. completely different: 2. being in a position on the other side; facing: 3. facing the speaker…. Learn more.
opposite: [adjective] set over against something that is at the other end or side of an intervening (see intervene 4) line or space. situated in pairs on an axis (see axis 3) with each member being separated from the other by half the circumference (see circumference 2) of the axis — compare alternate.
Opposite definition: situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing. See examples of OPPOSITE used in a sentence.
OPPOSITE meaning: 1. completely different: 2. being in a position on the other side; facing: 3. facing the speaker…. Learn more.
11 meanings: 1. situated or being on the other side or at each side of something between 2. facing or going in contrary.... Click for more definitions.
opposite: adjective absonant, adversarius , adverse , antagonistic , antipodal , antipodean , antithetic , antithetical , clashing , conflicting , contradictive ...
Opposite means “other." If you’re walking to school and realize you forgot your math homework, turn around and walk in the opposite direction to go back and get it.
OPPOSITE definition: 1. in a position facing something or someone but on the other side: 2. completely different: 3…. Learn more.
Definition of opposite adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a person or thing that is as different as possible from somebody/something else. Hot and cold are opposites. the opposite of something What is the opposite of heavy?; She says the exact opposite of what she means—it's confusing.; the opposite to something The effect was exactly the opposite to what he intended.; I thought she would be small and blonde but she's the complete opposite.; Archie and Mike are polar opposites forced to live under the same roof. ‘Is it better now?’
