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   opposite

   /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 facingface to face withacross frominformal:eyeball to eyeball witharchaic:frontingfacingopposing
   • ▪ (of leaves or shoots) arising in pairs at the same level on opposite sides of the stem.
   • ▪ (of angles) between opposite sides of the intersection of two lines.
   • 2. completely different; of a contrary kind: "a word that is opposite in meaning to another" Similar conflictingcontrastingincompatibleirreconcilableinconsistentantitheticalconversecontradictoryclashingcontraryat varianceat oddsdifferentdifferingdivergentdissimilarunlikeunalikedisagreeingopposedopposingpoles apartpolarobverserare:oppugnantOpposite sameidenticallike
   • ▪ being the other of a contrasted pair: "the opposite ends of the price range"

   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"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin oppositus, past participle of opponere ‘set against’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. oppositely adverb
   • 2. oppositeness noun

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the word opposite, which can be an adjective, noun, adverb, or preposition. Opposite means being so far apart as to be or seem irreconcilable, or being the other of a pair that are corresponding or complementary.

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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.

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   Opposite means being on the other side or facing each other, or being different or contrary in some respect. Learn more about the word's usage, origin, and related terms with Dictionary.com.

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8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of opposite – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   OPPOSITE definition: 1. in a position facing something or someone but on the other side: 2. completely different: 3…. Learn more.

9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › oppositeOpposite - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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.