opposite
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- n a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other
- n a relation of direct opposition
- n a contestant that you are matched against
- n something inverted in sequence or character or effect
- s 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 - a of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem
opposite leaves - s moving or facing away from each other
looking in opposite directions
they went in opposite directions - s the other one of a complementary pair
the opposite sex
the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors - s 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 - s characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed
diametrical (or opposite) points of view
opposite meanings - r directly facing each other
they sat opposite at the table
- The worst atrocity yet committed in the Viet Nam war (see pictures opposite) began its course last week when a handful of Viet Cong crawled up to the wall-and-wire perimeter of .
- For the time being, marriage is defined as the union 1) of two people 2) of the opposite sex.
- Their opposite fields wrench the light beam.