1. antonym, opposite word, opposite -- (two words that express opposing concepts; "to him the opposite of gay was depressed").
2. reverse, contrary, opposite -- (a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true").
3. opposition, opponent, opposite -- (a contestant that you are matched against).
4. inverse, opposite -- (something inverted in sequence or character or effect; "when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse").
1. opposite -- (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").
2. opposite (vs. alternate), paired -- (of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem; "opposite leaves").
3. opposite -- (moving or facing away from each other; "looking in opposite directions"; "they went in opposite directions").
4. opposite -- (the other one of a complementary pair; "the opposite sex"; "the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors").
5. opposite -- (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).
6. diametric, diametrical, opposite, polar -- (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").
1. face-to-face, opposite -- (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").
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