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1. (adj.) opposite
situated or lying face to face with something else or each other, or placed in corresponding positions across an intervening line, space, etc.:
at opposite ends of a room.
2. opposite
contrary or radically different, as in nature, qualities, or significance; opposed:
opposite sides in a controversy.
3. opposite
being the other of two related or corresponding things:
the opposite sex.
4. opposite
Bot. situated on diametrically opposed sides of a stem, as leaves occurring in pairs at a node.
5. opposite
adverse or inimical.
6. (n.) opposite
a person or thing that is opposite or contrary.
7. (prep.) opposite
across from; facing:
to sit opposite the fireplace.
8. opposite
in a role parallel or complementary to.
9. (adv.) opposite
on or to the opposite side:
I was at one end and she sat opposite.
Etymology: (1350–1400; < MF < L oppositus, ptp. of oppōnere to set against)
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1. (noun) antonym, opposite word, opposite
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. (noun) reverse, contrary, opposite
a relation of direct opposition
"we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"
3. (noun) opposition, opponent, opposite
a contestant that you are matched against
4. (adj) inverse, opposite
something inverted in sequence or character or effect
"when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse"
5. (adj) opposite
being directly across from each other; facing
"And I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm"- Longfellow; "we lived on opposite sides of the street"; "at opposite poles"
6. (adj) opposite, paired
of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem
"opposite leaves"
7. (adj) opposite
moving or facing away from each other
"looking in opposite directions"; "they went in opposite directions"
8. (adj) opposite
the other one of a complementary pair
"the opposite sex"; "the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors"
9. (adj) opposite
altogether different in nature or quality or significance
"the medicine's effect was opposite to that intended"; "it is said that opposite characters make a union happiest"- Charles Reade
10. (adverb) diametric, diametrical, opposite, polar
characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed
"in diametric contradiction to his claims"; "diametrical (or opposite) points of view"; "opposite meanings"; "extreme and indefensible polar positions"
11. (adverb) face-to-face, opposite
directly facing each other
"the two photographs lay face-to-face on the table"; "lived all their lives in houses face-to-face across the street"; "they sat opposite at the table"
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1. (adjective) opposite
facing and on the other side from sb or sth
You'll see a park, and our house is on the opposite side of the road.
2. opposite
different in every way
opposite opinions/views
3. (preposition) opposite
facing sb or sth
The school is opposite the library.
4. (noun) opposite
sb or sth that is different in every way from sb or sth else
She's the complete opposite of her sister.; What's the opposite of the word "freezing?"
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Sense: being on the other side of
on the opposite side of town.
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 Afrikaans: teenoorgesteld |
 Arabic: مُواجِه، في الجِهَةِ المُ |
 Bulgarian: противоположен |
 Brazilian: oposto |
 Czech: opačný |
 German: gegenüberliegend |
 Danish: modsat |
 Greek: που βρίσκεται στην αντίθε |
 Spanish: opuesto |
 Estonian: vastas- |
 Farsi: روبرو؛ مقابل |
 Finnish: vastapäätä |
 French: opposé |
 Hebrew: מִמוּל |
 Hindi: विरुद्ध |
 Croatian: suprotan |
 Hungarian: szemben levő |
 Indonesian: seberang |
 Icelandic: andstæður |
 Italian: opposto |
 Japanese: 反対側の |
 Korean: 반대쪽의 |
 Lithuanian: kitas, priešingas |
 Latvian: pretējs |
 Malay: bertentangan |
 Dutch: tegenovergesteld |
 Norwegian: motsatt |
 Polish: przeciwny |
 Persian: روبرو؛ مقابل |
 Pashto: مخامخ |
 Portuguese: oposto |
 Romanian: opus |
 Russian: находящийся напротив, про |
 Slovak: opačný |
 Slovenian: nasproten |
 Serbian: suprotan |
 Swedish: motsatt, andra [sidan] |
 Thai: ซึ่งอยู่คนละด้าน |
 Turkish: öbür, karşı |
 Taiwanese: 對面的 |
 Ukrainian: розташований навпроти |
 Urdu: مقابل |
 Vietnamese: đối lập |
 Chinese: 对面的 |
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