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- Dictionaryopposite/ˈɒpəzɪt/
adjective
- 1. situated on the other or further side when seen from a specified or implicit viewpoint; facing: "a crowd gathered on the opposite side of the street" Similar
- 2. completely different; of a contrary kind: "a word that is opposite in meaning to another" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a person or thing that is totally different from or the reverse of someone or something else: "we were opposites in temperament"
adverb
- 1. in a position facing a specified or implied subject: "she was sitting almost opposite"
preposition
- 1. in a position on the other side of a specific area from; facing: "they sat opposite one another"
- 2. (of a leading actor) in a complementary role to (another): "the star was a young man playing opposite an older woman"
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OPPOSITE definition: 1. completely different: 2. being in a position on the other side; facing: 3. facing the speaker…. Learn more.
The meaning of OPPOSITE is set over against something that is at the other end or side of an intervening line or space. How to use opposite in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Opposite.
Opposite definition: situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing. See examples of OPPOSITE used in a sentence.
You say "yes," but I say "no": we're on opposite sides of the debate. Opposite can also mean "across," as in a house that’s on the opposite side of the street from yours. The word has Latin roots, from op, “in front of,” and ponere, “to put” — think about putting something up against something else.
1. situated or being on the other side or at each side of something between. their houses were at opposite ends of the street. 2. facing or going in contrary directions. opposite ways. 3. diametrically different in character, tendency, belief, etc. opposite views.
OPPOSITE meaning: 1. completely different: 2. being in a position on the other side; facing: 3. facing the speaker…. Learn more.
1. Placed or located directly across from something else or from each other: opposite sides of a building. 2. Facing the other way; moving or tending away from each other: opposite directions. 3. Being the other of two complementary or mutually exclusive things: the opposite sex; an opposite role to the lead in the play. 4. a.
OPPOSITE definition: 1. in a position facing something or someone but on the other side: 2. completely different: 3…. Learn more.
Definition of opposite adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
contrary or radically different in some respect common to both, as in nature, qualities, direction, result, or significance; opposed: opposite sides in a controversy; opposite directions. being the other of two related or corresponding things: Most of my family lives on the opposite coast, so I only see them a few times a year.
