āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
opposite
/ËÉpÉsËÉĒt/
opp
opposite
01
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ, āĻāϞā§āĻā§
located across from a particular thing, typically separated by an intervening space
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A small cottage stands on the opposite bank of the river.
āύāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ āϤā§āϰ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Opposite shoots emerge at every node along the branch.
āĻļāĻžāĻāĻž āĻŦāϰāĻžāĻŦāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āύā§āĻĄā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ āĻā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
1.2
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ, āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻāĻŋ
positioned in matching pairs on an axis, with each member directly across from the other at a distance of half the circumference
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Two opposite balconies offered views in completely different directions.
āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻžāύā§āĻĻāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ, āĻŦāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āϧ
completely different or contrasting in nature, form, or quality
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The two sisters have opposite personalities.
āĻĻā§āĻ āĻŦā§āύā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāϤā§āĻŦ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤāĨ¤
2.1
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ
belonging to the other of two contrasting parts or positions along a range or spectrum
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Their experiences lie at opposite extremes of the spectrum.
āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāϤāĻž āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāύā§āϤ⧠āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
2.2
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ, āĻāϞā§āĻā§
completely contrary or reverse in relation to something specified
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The road signs pointed in opposite directions.
āϰāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āύāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
03
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ
being the other of a corresponding or complementary pair in position, function, or nature
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In chess, they played a game with bishops of opposite colors.
āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžā§, āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ āϰāĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻĒ āύāĻŋā§ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϞāĻž āĻā§āϞā§āĻā§āĨ¤
04
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ, āĻāϞā§āĻā§
(in baseball) relating to the side of the field corresponding to a batter's opposite hitting side
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her swing naturally sends hits toward the opposite side.
āϤāĻžāϰ āϏā§āĻāĻ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻžāϤāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
01
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤā§, āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻāĻŋ
in a direction that is across from or facing something else
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She positioned herself opposite, so she could get a better view.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāϞā§āĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ, āϝāĻžāϤ⧠āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϞ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āύāĨ¤
Opposite
01
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ, āĻŦāĻŋāϰā§āϧā§
a person or thing that is completely different or in direct contrast to another
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She married her opposite, and somehow it worked perfectly.
āϏ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞ, āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āύāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
1.1
āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āώ, āĻŦāĻŋāϰā§āϧā§
a person or team that is competing against you in a contest or match
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The boxer was preparing for his toughest opposite yet.
āĻŦāĻā§āϏāĻžāϰāĻāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāύ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āϏāĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āώā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤā§āϤāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤāĻžāϰā§āĻĨāĻ
a word that has a meaning directly contrary to that of another word
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A good way to expand vocabulary is by learning both a word and its opposite.
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻšāϞ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻļā§āĻāĻžāĨ¤
03
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ
(mathematics) a number that, when added to a given number, results in zero
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
To solve the equation, find the opposite of each number.
āϏāĻŽā§āĻāϰāĻŖ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰāϤā§, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ āĻā§āĻāĻā§āύāĨ¤
opposite
01
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤā§, āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻā§
on the opposing side of a particular area from someone or something, often facing them
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She sat opposite the window, enjoying the view.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāϞāĻžāϰ āĻāϞā§āĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦāϏ⧠āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
1.1
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤā§, āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§
in a role or position that complements another, often used in the context of acting
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He starred opposite her in the romantic comedy.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϰā§āĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŋāϤ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ⧠āĻ
āĻāĻŋāύāϝāĻŧ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
oppositely
oppositeness
opposite
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