'opposite' definitions:
Definition of 'opposite'
From: WordNet
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" [syn: face-to-face, 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"
adjective
Of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem; "opposite leaves" [syn: opposite, paired] [ant: alternate]
adjective
Moving or facing away from each other; "looking in opposite directions"; "they went in opposite directions"
adjective
The other one of a complementary pair; "the opposite sex"; "the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors"
adjective
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
adjective
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" [syn: diametric, diametrical, opposite, polar]
noun
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'" [syn: antonym, opposite word, opposite] [ant: equivalent word, synonym]
noun
A relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true" [syn: reverse, contrary, opposite]
noun
A contestant that you are matched against [syn: opposition, opponent, opposite]
noun
Something inverted in sequence or character or effect; "when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse" [syn: inverse, opposite]
Synonyms of 'opposite'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- across,
- adversary,
- adversative,
- adverse,
- adversive,
- against,
- alien,
- antagonistic,
- anti,
- antipathetic,
- antipodal,
- antipode,
- antipodean,
- antipodes,
- antipole,
- antithesis,
- antithetic,
- antithetical,
- antonym,
- antonymous,
- at cross-purposes,
- at opposite extremes,
- back to back,
- balancing,
- clashing,
- compensating,
- competitive,
- con,
- conflicting,
- confronting,
- contra,
- contradictory,
- contradistinct,
- contrapositive,
- contrarious,
- contrariwise,
- contrary,
- contrary to,
- contrast,
- contrasted,
- contrasting,
- converse,
- counter,
- counteractive,
- counterbalance,
- counterbalancing,
- countercheck,
- counterpoint,
- counterpoise,
- counterpoised,
- counterpole,
- counterterm,
- countervailing,
- cross,
- dead against,
- detrimental,
- different,
- differing,
- difficult,
- disaccordant,
- discordant,
- discrepant,
- dissentient,
- dissimilar,
- divergent,
- diverse,
- enemy,
- eyeball to eyeball,
- eyeball-to-eyeball,
- face to face,
- facing,
- foil,
- fractious,
- fronting,
- hard,
- harmful,
- hostile,
- in contact with,
- in contrast with,
- in front of,
- in opposition,
- in opposition to,
- inconsistent,
- independent,
- inimical,
- inverse,
- irreconcilable,
- just opposite,
- miserable,
- negative,
- noncooperative,
- nose to nose,
- not easy,
- obstinate,
- obverse,
- offset,
- on,
- opponent,
- opposed,
- opposing,
- opposite number,
- opposite to,
- oppositional,
- oppositive,
- oppugnant,
- over against,
- overthwart,
- perverse,
- polar,
- polaric,
- polarized,
- poles apart,
- recalcitrant,
- refractory,
- replica,
- repugnant,
- reverse,
- rigorous,
- rival,
- separate,
- setoff,
- sinister,
- squared off,
- stressful,
- the contrary,
- the other side,
- to,
- toward,
- troublesome,
- troublous,
- trying,
- unalike,
- unconnected,
- uncooperative,
- unfavorable,
- unfriendly,
- unlike,
- unpropitious,
- unrelated,
- unsimilar,
- untoward,
- up against,
- upon,
- versus,
- vis-a-vis,
- wretched