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opposite
[ op-uh-zit, -sit ]
adjective
- situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing:
opposite ends of a room.
- contrary or radically different in some respect common to both, as in nature, qualities, direction, result, or significance; opposed:
opposite sides in a controversy;
opposite directions.
Synonyms: unlike, irreconcilable, incompatible
- being the other of two related or corresponding things:
Most of my family lives on the opposite coast, so I only see them a few times a year.
- Botany.
- situated on diametrically opposed sides of an axis, as leaves when there are two on one node.
- having one organ vertically above another; superimposed.
- adverse or inimical.
noun
- a person or thing that is opposite or contrary.
- an antonym.
- Archaic. an opponent; antagonist.
preposition
- across from; facing:
The guest of honor sat opposite me at the banquet.
- in a role parallel or complementary to:
He has played opposite many leading ladies.
adverb
- on opposite sides.
- on the opposite side:
I was at one end and she sat opposite.
- to the opposite side; in the opposite direction:
I went to the left balcony, and he went opposite.
opposite
/ ˈɒpəzɪt; -sɪt /
adjective
- situated or being on the other side or at each side of something between
their houses were at opposite ends of the street
- facing or going in contrary directions
opposite ways
- diametrically different in character, tendency, belief, etc
opposite views
- botany
- (of leaves, flowers, etc) arranged in pairs on either side of the stem
- (of parts of a flower) arranged opposite the middle of another part
- maths
- (of two vertices or sides in an even-sided polygon) separated by the same number of vertices or sides in both a clockwise and anticlockwise direction
- (of a side in a triangle) facing a specified angle opp
noun
- a person or thing that is opposite; antithesis
- maths the side facing a specified angle in a right-angled triangle
- a rare word for opponent
preposition
- Alsoopposite to facing; corresponding to (something on the other side of a division)
the house opposite ours
- as a co-star with
she played opposite Olivier in ``Hamlet''
adverb
- on opposite sides
she lives opposite
opposite
/ ŏp′ə-zĭt /
- Arranged as one of a pair on either side of a stem or twig. Maple and ash trees have opposite leaves.
- Compare alternate
Derived Forms
- ˈoppositeness, noun
- ˈoppositely, adverb
Other Words From
- op·po·site·ly adverb
- op·po·site·ness noun
- sub·op·po·site adjective
- sub·op·po·site·ly adverb
- sub·op·po·site·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The trajectory of the Sun, meanwhile, is the opposite of Chicago’s journey.
Though this may seem like yet another effort to “get tough” on China, it does just the opposite.
Unfortunately, federal officials are doing just the opposite.
Steve Levitt tries to learn more about this one-time academic and Hollywood non-conformist, who is both very similar to him and also quite his opposite.
It had the opposite effect after Republicans protested the move.
Twisting means the ends of the hose are twisted in opposite directions, even while the hose remains straight.
These country coyotes were all more related to each other than to any of the city coyotes — even though some of the country coyotes lived on opposite sides of Los Angeles.
A small fixed-blade knife can be attached upside down to the front of the shoulder strap opposite your strong hand.
The doctor did not explain her reasoning, and it is unclear if she was aware that the dietitian asked to evaluate Johnson for malnutrition had determined the opposite just hours earlier.
I’m moving to the opposite side of the country in a few days after 12 years on the East Coast.
The media tend to frame situations like this as aberrations, but in this case, quite the opposite is the truth.
But quite unlike the schmuck, and this is the fun part, they never run up the white flag; indeed quite the opposite.
Couple walked towards the opposite end of the dungeon, where she previously played with Destiny.
As Rathod noted, SIX is not supposed to be merely the opposite of ALEC.
I'm very interested in Liv Ullmann for the woman's part, opposite Sean … yes … oh, I see then.
In fact, for most of the Bush era, the opposite was the truth.
But the problem is that just the opposite has happened in recent years.
On the opposite end of the spectrum are two other standout works, which depict Mary as a loving, nurturing mother.
It helps that he is the opposite of Christopher, he says: “socially good and mathematically disabled.”
With Veblen goods, the demand does the opposite, growing as the price goes up.
Then they went to the corner opposite where I was and grabbed about four or five individuals and arrested them as well.
The opposite phenomenon also occurs: neglected writers who ascend to prominence only posthumously.
The faces of Villa and Zapata looked on from the opposite end of the square.
How am I supposed to refer to a person of the opposite sex whom I am not married to but who is, well, “special”?
But the Islamic State has clearly come to the opposite conclusion, cornering the market on savagery.
Opposite is a red-brick monastery leaning like an ocean liner in the snow.
Curbs at nearly the exact same spot on opposite sides of the street are popped out of alignment.
When I read the story I thought it was revelatory and completely the opposite of what I thought the script to be.
The other opposite day is of the breaking forth of the fresh leaves of spring.
They would probably be on opposite sides and fighting to keep Cary in jail.
When we speak against one capital vice, we ought to speak against its opposite; the middle betwixt both is the point for virtue.
Sam sat opposite him in perfect silence, waiting, with eager curiosity, for the termination of the scene.
The opposite of these two methods of rote learning is my method, which injects an active process between each pair of words.
A method of Vacuity pure and simple—the exact opposite of Mental Assimilation.
The characteristics of the different forms are well shown in the table on opposite page, modified from Hill.
The worthy knight not being now alive to veto the project, a figure of him has been placed opposite the College in Edmund Street.
Martini prepared a couple of stout mules, and concealed them amongst the thickets on the opposite side of the fosse.
My self-appointed host, whose name was Goodell, waved me to a chair, and took one opposite.
The two armies for the time being lay opposite to each other, too exhausted after the struggle to recommence operations.
His pacing had brought him to the opposite end of the board, where stood the cup of wine madame had poured for Marius.
My spurs fairly lifted the dun horse, and we scuttled in the opposite direction like a scared antelope.
But he does the very opposite if it is a matter not to his taste, even though the prisoners be guiltless.
He evinced the opposite of the temper usually ascribed to the “Shepherd-boy” —a birth-date by Ex.
As we stepped from behind the rock three riders came into sight on the opposite slope of Lost River.
The box of the diplomatic corps was just opposite us, and our gay little Mrs. F. sat in it dressed in white satin.
But as we came opposite camp, MacRae took a notion to look down and see what they were about.
The Alle is not all on a level, but descends gradually from the springs to a fountain which is at the opposite end.
Tom, at the opposite end of the table, watched her girlish figure, her graceful gestures.
The opposite side, belonging to Hanover, is as flat and monotonous as the other is beautiful.
The priest opposite looked up from his cold veal and potato salad and smiled.
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