opposite

Meaning of opposite

noun
  1. Something opposite or contrary to something else.
  2. An opponent.
  3. An antonym.
    "Up" is the opposite of "down".
  4. An additive inverse.
adjective
  1. Located directly across from something else, or from each other.
    She saw him walking on the opposite side of the road.
  2. Of leaves and flowers, positioned directly across from each other on a stem.
  3. Facing in the other direction.
    They were moving in opposite directions.
  4. Of either of two complementary or mutually exclusive things.
    He is attracted to the opposite sex.
  5. Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.
adverb
  1. In an opposite position.
    I was on my seat and she stood opposite.
preposition
  1. Facing, or across from.
    He lives opposite the pub.
  2. In a complementary role to.
    He played opposite Marilyn Monroe.
  3. On another channel at the same time.
    The game show Just Men! aired opposite The Young and the Restless on CBS.

Information about opposite

  • The plural form of opposite is: opposites.
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Hyphenation of opposite

op-po-site

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
  • opposite is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

opposite synonyms

Meaning paired:

paired

Meaning diametric:

diametric, diametrical, polar

Meaning antonym:

antonym

Meaning reverse:

reverse, contrary

Meaning opposition:

opposition, opponent

Meaning inverse:

inverse

Translation of opposite

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