opposite
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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "opposite"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ, āωāĻ˛ā§āĻŸā§‹

located across from a particular thing, typically separated by an intervening space
opposite definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A small cottage stands on the opposite bank of the river.
āύāĻĻā§€āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ āϤ⧀āϰ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϛ⧋āϟ āϕ⧁āϟāĻŋāϰ āĻĻāĻžāρāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
1.1

āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ, āĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ

(of leaves or shoots) arising in directly opposed pairs, one on each side of a stem or branch
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Opposite shoots emerge at every node along the branch.
āĻļāĻžāĻ–āĻž āĻŦāϰāĻžāĻŦāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āύ⧋āĻĄā§‡ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ āϕ⧁āρāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ, āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§‹āĻŽā§āĻ–āĻŋ

positioned in matching pairs on an axis, with each member directly across from the other at a distance of half the circumference
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Two opposite balconies offered views in completely different directions.
āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ, āĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ

completely different or contrasting in nature, form, or quality
opposite definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The two sisters have opposite personalities.
āĻĻ⧁āχ āĻŦā§‹āύ⧇āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤāĨ¤
2.1

āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ

belonging to the other of two contrasting parts or positions along a range or spectrum
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Their experiences lie at opposite extremes of the spectrum.
āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻžāϞ⧀āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ, āωāĻ˛ā§āĻŸā§‹

completely contrary or reverse in relation to something specified
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The road signs pointed in opposite directions.
āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ• āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ

being the other of a corresponding or complementary pair in position, function, or nature
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In chess, they played a game with bishops of opposite colors.
āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžā§Ÿ, āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ āϰāϙ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻĒ āύāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϖ⧇āϞāĻž āϖ⧇āϞ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ, āωāĻ˛ā§āĻŸā§‹

(in baseball) relating to the side of the field corresponding to a batter's opposite hitting side
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her swing naturally sends hits toward the opposite side.
āϤāĻžāϰ āϏ⧁āχāĻ‚ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇āχ āφāϘāĻžāϤāϗ⧁āϞ⧋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ⧇, āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§‹āĻŽā§āĻ–āĻŋ

in a direction that is across from or facing something else
opposite definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She positioned herself opposite, so she could get a better view.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āωāĻ˛ā§āĻŸā§‹ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āϝāĻžāϤ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāϞ āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ āĻĒ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
01

āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ, āĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ⧀

a person or thing that is completely different or in direct contrast to another
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She married her opposite, and somehow it worked perfectly.
āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤāϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϕ⧋āύāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧋āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ, āĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ⧀

a person or team that is competing against you in a contest or match
opposite definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The boxer was preparing for his toughest opposite yet.
āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϏāĻžāϰāϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻ–āύ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϏāĻŦāĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ•

a word that has a meaning directly contrary to that of another word
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A good way to expand vocabulary is by learning both a word and its opposite.
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ­āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āωāĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻšāϞ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āωāĻ­āϝāĻŧāχ āĻļ⧇āĻ–āĻžāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ

(mathematics) a number that, when added to a given number, results in zero
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
To solve the equation, find the opposite of each number.
āϏāĻŽā§€āĻ•āϰāĻŖ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ āϖ⧁āρāϜ⧁āύāĨ¤
01

āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ⧇, āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽā§āϖ⧇

on the opposing side of a particular area from someone or something, often facing them
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She sat opposite the window, enjoying the view.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϜāĻžāύāĻžāϞāĻžāϰ āωāĻ˛ā§āĻŸā§‹ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻŦāϏ⧇ āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ āωāĻĒāĻ­ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
1.1

āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ⧇, āĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇

in a role or position that complements another, often used in the context of acting
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He starred opposite her in the romantic comedy.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϰ⧋āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āĻŽā§‡āĻĄāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ⧇ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

oppositely
oppositeness
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