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Quick definitions from WordNet (opposite)
▸ noun: something inverted in sequence or character or effect
▸ noun: two words that express opposing concepts ("To him the opposite of gay was depressed")
▸ noun: a contestant that you are matched against
▸ noun: a relation of direct opposition
▸ adjective: of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem ("Opposite leaves")
▸ adjective: altogether different in nature or quality or significance ("The medicine's effect was opposite to that intended")
▸ adjective: the other one of a complementary pair ("The opposite sex")
▸ adjective: being directly across from each other; facing ("And I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm- Longfellow")
▸ adjective: moving or facing away from each other ("Looking in opposite directions")
▸ adjective: characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed ("Diametrical (or opposite) points of view")
▸ adverb: directly facing each other ("They sat opposite at the table")
▸ Word origin
▸ noun: something inverted in sequence or character or effect
▸ noun: two words that express opposing concepts ("To him the opposite of gay was depressed")
▸ noun: a contestant that you are matched against
▸ noun: a relation of direct opposition
▸ adjective: of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem ("Opposite leaves")
▸ adjective: altogether different in nature or quality or significance ("The medicine's effect was opposite to that intended")
▸ adjective: the other one of a complementary pair ("The opposite sex")
▸ adjective: being directly across from each other; facing ("And I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm- Longfellow")
▸ adjective: moving or facing away from each other ("Looking in opposite directions")
▸ adjective: characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed ("Diametrical (or opposite) points of view")
▸ adverb: directly facing each other ("They sat opposite at the table")
▸ Word origin

