opposite

/ˈɑpəzət/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. being directly across from each other; facing- Longfellow
   “And I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm”
2. of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem
   “opposite leaves”
3. moving or facing away from each other
   “looking in opposite directions”
4. the other one of a complementary pair
   “the opposite sex”
5. altogether different in nature or quality or significance- Charles Reade
   “the medicine's effect was opposite to that intended”
6. characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed
   “in diametric contradiction to his claims”

noun

1. a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other
   “to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'”
2. a relation of direct opposition
   “we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true”
3. a contestant that you are matched against
4. something inverted in sequence or character or effect
   “when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse”

adverb

1. directly facing each other
   “the two photographs lay face-to-face on the table”

Synonyms for opposite

• other
• paired
• different
• diametric
• diametrical
• polar
• antonym
• opposite word
• reverse
• contrary
• opposition
• opponent
• inverse
• face-to-face
• face to face

Antonyms of opposite

• alternate