Meaning of opposite | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Something opposite or contrary to something else.
2. In an opposite position: They sat opposite at the table.
3. A person or thing that is entirely different from or the reverse of someone or something else; used to show contrast between two people or two things.
4. Diametrically opposed:antipodal, antipodean, antithetical, antonymic, antonymous, contradictory, contrary, converse, counter, diametric, diametrical, opposing, polar, reverse.
5. An opponent.
6. That which is diametrically opposed to another:antipode, antipodes, antithesis, antonym, contrary, converse, counter, reverse.
7. An antonym.
8. on the opposite side of (something) in relation to something else. He lives in the house opposite (mine). regoor, oorkant, teenoor حَرْف جَر срещу em frente (de) naproti gegenüber over for απέναντι σε en frente de, frente a vastas در طرف مقابل vastapäätä en face de; en faceמול के सामने nasuprot szemben seberang andstætt, á móti di fronte 向う側に …의 맞은편에 priešais pretī; pretim seberang sana tegenoveroverfor, midt imotnaprzeciw په مخالف طرف كښى em frente (de) vizavi; în/din faţa напротив naproti n...
9. An additive inverse.
10. something that is completely different. Hate is the opposite of love. teenoorgestelde عَكْس، نَقيض противположен oposto opak das Gegenteil modsat το αντίθετο lo contrario, lo opuesto vastand ضد vastakohta contraire הָהֶפֶך विरुद्ध suprotnost ellentét kebalikan andstæða opposto, contrario 反対 정반대의 것 priešingybė, priešprieša pretstats berlawanan tegendeelmotsetning, det motsatteprzeciwieństwo ضد oposto contrariu противоположность; антоним opak nasprotje suprotnost motsats สิ่งที่ตรงข้ามกัน karşı...
11. opuesto-a, adverso-a, contrario-a.
12. Placed or located directly across from something else or from each other: opposite sides of a building.
13. Facing the other way; moving or tending away from each other: opposite directions.
14. Being the other of two complementary or mutually exclusive things: the opposite sex; an opposite role to the lead in the play.
15. Altogether different, as in nature, quality, or significance: The effect of the medication was opposite to that intended.

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Examples

“She is the opposite of her ex-boyfriend who abused her both physically and verbally nearly every day for five years. She now works as an advocate and supportive listener for others who have endured abusive relationships.”

“"Up" is the opposite of "down".”

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