opposite
Part of speech: adj
noun
adv
prep
Morphological type: simple
Topics: biology
botany
broadcasting
mathematics
media
natural-sciences
sciences
television
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English opposit, borrowed from Old French oposite, from Latin oppositus, perfect passive participle of oppōnō (“to oppose”). Compare oppose.
Inflected forms:
form: opposit
pos: adj
tags: alternative
form: opposites
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: opposit
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: opposit
pos: adv
tags: alternative
form: opposit
pos: prep
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: Located directly across from something else, or from each other.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: She saw him walking on the opposite side of the road.
gloss: Of leaves and flowers, positioned directly across from each other on a stem.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
gloss: Facing in the other direction.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: They were moving in opposite directions.
gloss: Of either of two complementary or mutually exclusive things.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: He is attracted to the opposite sex.
gloss: Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; antagonistic.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: Novels, by which the reader is misled into another sort of pieasure opposite to that which is designed in an epick poem.
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Particles of speech have divers, and sometimes almost opposite, significations.
gloss: Something or someone opposite to something or someone else.
pos: noun
gloss: Something or someone opposite to something or someone else.
pos: noun
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.
gloss: Something or someone opposite to something or someone else.
pos: noun
examples: The dogfighter fought closely with his opposite.
gloss: Something or someone opposite to something or someone else.
pos: noun
examples: The Swedish diplomat worked closely with his opposite from Denmark.
gloss: Something or someone opposite to something or someone else.
pos: noun
examples: "Up" is the opposite of "down".
gloss: Something or someone opposite to something or someone else.
pos: noun
gloss: In an opposite position.
pos: adv
tags: not-comparable
examples: I was on my seat and she stood opposite.
Where's the bus station? -Over there, just opposite.
gloss: On another channel at the same time.
pos: adv
tags: not-comparable
gloss: Facing, or across from.
pos: prep
examples: There’s a bus stop opposite the faculty entrance, right on the other side of the road.
It was April 22, 1831, and a young man was walking down Whitehall in the direction of Parliament Street.[…]. He halted opposite the Privy Gardens, and, with his face turned skywards, listened until the sound of the Tower guns smote again on the ear and dispelled his doubts.
gloss: In a complementary role to.
pos: prep
examples: He played opposite Marilyn Monroe.
gloss: On another channel at the same time.
pos: prep
examples: The game show Just Men! aired opposite The Young and the Restless on CBS.
Synonyms: antipodean
antithetical
contrariant
contradictory
contrariwise
contrary
contrasted
converse
counter
cross
inverse
inverted
oppugnant
opposed
opposite
reverse
witherward
Antonyms: identical
Related words: black-and-white
antithesis
reciprocal
apposite
Derived words: on opposite sides of the barricades
opposite angle
oppositely
oppositeness
opposite number
opposite sex
opposite side
oppo taco
subopposite
opposites attract
polar opposite
quite the opposite
Translations:
lang: Armenian
word: հակառակ
roman: hakaṙak
lang: Bulgarian
word: насрещен
roman: nasrešten
lang: Catalan
word: oposat
lang: Czech
word: opačný
lang: Finnish
word: vastakkainen
lang: French
word: opposé
lang: German
word: entgegengesetzt
lang: Hebrew
word: ממול
roman: mimul
lang: Hindi
word: विपरीत
roman: viprīt
lang: Hindi
word: उल्टा
roman: ulṭā
lang: Hindi
word: उलट
roman: ulaṭ
lang: Hungarian
word: ellentétes
lang: Italian
word: opposto
lang: Italian
word: opposta
lang: Kabuverdianu
word: rabés
lang: Malayalam
word: എതിർ
roman: etiṟ
lang: Malayalam
word: വിപരീതം
roman: viparītaṁ
lang: Mongolian
word: эсрэг
roman: esreg
lang: Norwegian
word: motsatt
lang: Polish
word: przeciwny
lang: Portuguese
word: oposto
lang: Punjabi
word: پُٹّھا
roman: puṭṭhā
lang: Punjabi
word: پُٹّھی
roman: puṭṭhī
lang: Punjabi
word: دُوجا
roman: dūjā
lang: Punjabi
word: دُوجی
roman: dūjī
lang: Romanian
word: opus
lang: Romanian
word: opusă
lang: Sanskrit
word: विपरीतम्
roman: viparītam
lang: Spanish
word: opósito
lang: Swedish
word: motsatt
lang: Tagalog
word: tapat
lang: Turkish
word: zıt
lang: Urdu
word: اُلْٹا
roman: ulṭā
lang: Urdu
word: اُلٹی
roman: ulṭī
lang: Vietnamese
word: trái ngược
lang: Vietnamese
word: đối nghịch
lang: Vietnamese
word: ngược