Dictionary definition · opposite
noun
- 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’"
- a relation of direct opposition"we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"
- a contestant that you are matched against
- something inverted in sequence or character or effect"when the direct approach failed, he tried the inverse"
adjective
- being directly across from each other; facing"And I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm"
- of leaves etc.; growing in pairs on either side of a stem"opposite leaves"
- moving or facing away from each other"looking in opposite directions"
- the other one of a complementary pair"the opposite sex"
- altogether different in nature or quality or significance"the medicine's effect was opposite to that intended"
- characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed"in diametric contradiction to his claims"
adverb
- directly facing each other"the two photographs lay face-to-face on the table"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).