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Opposite (adjective)
Located directly across from something else, or from each other.
“She saw him walking on the opposite side of the road.”
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Opposite (adjective)
Of leaves and flowers, positioned directly across from each other on a stem.
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Opposite (adjective)
Facing in the other direction.
“They were moving in opposite directions.”
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Opposite (adjective)
Of either of two complementary or mutually exclusive things.
“He has a lot of success with the opposite sex.”
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Opposite (adjective)
Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.
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Opposite (noun)
Something opposite or contrary to something else.
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Opposite (noun)
An opponent.
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Opposite (noun)
An antonym.
“”Up” is the opposite of “down”.”
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Opposite (noun)
An additive inverse.
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Opposite (adverb)
In an opposite position.
“I was on my seat and she stood opposite.”
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Opposite (preposition)
Facing, or across from.
“He lives opposite the pub.”
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Opposite (preposition)
In a complementary role to.
“He played opposite Marilyn Monroe.”
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Opposite (preposition)
On another channel at the same time.
“The game show Just Men! aired opposite The Young and the Restless on CBS.”
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Inverted (adjective)
Having the order or direction changed, for example turned upside down, reversed or in any other way opposite or contrary.
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Inverted (adjective)
(of a chord) Having the lowest note transposed an octave higher
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Inverted (adjective)
(of sugar) Having its polarization changed by hydrolysis; see invert sugar
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Inverted (verb)
simple past tense and past participle of invert