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opposite

adjective

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"
Similar: other
of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem; "opposite leaves"
Synonyms: paired Antonyms: alternate
moving or facing away from each other; "looking in opposite directions"; "they went in opposite directions"
Similar: other
the other one of a complementary pair; "the opposite sex"; "the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors"
Similar: other
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
Similar: different
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"
Synonyms: diametric, diametrical, polar Similar: different

noun

two words that express opposing concepts; "to him the opposite of gay was depressed"
Synonyms: antonym, opposite word
a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"
Synonyms: contrary, reverse
a contestant that you are matched against
Synonyms: opponent, opposition
something inverted in sequence or character or effect; "when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse"
Synonyms: inverse

adverb

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"
Synonyms: face-to-face