Adjective opposite has 6 senses
- 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"
Antonym: same (indirect, via other)
- opposite, paired - of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem; "opposite leaves"
Antonym: alternate
- opposite - moving or facing away from each other; "looking in opposite directions"; "they went in opposite directions"
Antonym: same (indirect, via other)
- opposite - the other one of a complementary pair; "the opposite sex"; "the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors"
Antonym: same (indirect, via other)
- 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
Antonym: same (indirect, via different)
- 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"
Antonym: same (indirect, via different)
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Adverbial opposite has 1 sense
- 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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Noun opposite has 4 senses
- antonym, opposite word, opposite - two words that express opposing concepts; "to him the opposite of gay was depressed"
--1 is a kind of word
--1 has particulars: direct antonym; indirect antonym
- reverse, contrary, opposite - a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"
--2 is a kind of opposition, oppositeness
- opposition, opponent, opposite - a contestant that you are matched against
--3 is a kind of contestant
- inverse, opposite - something inverted in sequence or character or effect; "when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse"
--4 is a kind of opposition, oppositeness
--4 has particulars: additive inverse; multiplicative inverse, reciprocal
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