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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.
1. a. : set over against something that is at the other end or side of an intervening (see intervene sense 4) line or space. opposite interior angles. opposite ends of a diameter. b. : situated in pairs on an axis (see axis sense 3) with each member being separated from the other by half the circumference (see circumference sense 2) of the axis.
facing the speaker or stated person or thing: If you want to buy tickets, you need to go to the counter opposite. Who owns that house opposite (= on the other side of the road)? sport specialized.
1. situated or being on the other side or at each side of something between. their houses were at opposite ends of the street. 2. facing or going in contrary directions. opposite ways. 3. diametrically different in character, tendency, belief, etc. opposite views.
1. Placed or located directly across from something else or from each other: opposite sides of a building. 2. Facing the other way; moving or tending away from each other: opposite directions. 3. Being the other of two complementary or mutually exclusive things: the opposite sex; an opposite role to the lead in the play. 4. a.
adverb. directly facing each other. “they sat opposite at the table” synonyms: face-to-face. adjective. characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed. “ opposite meanings” synonyms: diametric, diametrical, polar. different. unlike in nature, quality, form, or degree. adjective.
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.
someone or something that is completely different from another person or thing: They're complete opposites. He's the exact opposite of my father. (Definition of opposite from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of opposite.
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.
Definition of opposite noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
