opposite

Meanings

• a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other
• a relation of direct opposition
• a contestant that you are matched against
• something inverted in sequence or character or effect
• being directly across from each other; facing; - Longfellow
  • "And I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm"
  • "we lived on opposite sides of the street"
  • "at opposite poles"
• 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"
  • "they went in opposite directions"
• the other one of a complementary pair
  • "the opposite sex"
  • "the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors"
• altogether different in nature or quality or significance; ; - Charles Reade
  • "the medicine's effect was opposite to that intended"
  • "it is said that opposite characters make a union happiest"
• characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed
  • "diametrical (or opposite) points of view"
  • "opposite meanings"
• directly facing each other
  • "they sat opposite at the table"

Synonyms

antonym, contrary, diametric, diametrical, face-to-face, inverse, opponent, opposite word, opposition, paired, polar, reverse