opposite

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Located directly across from something else, or from each other.
2. (not-comparable) Of leaves and flowers, positioned directly across from each other on a stem.
3. (not-comparable) Facing in the other direction.
4. (not-comparable) Of either of two complementary or mutually exclusive things.
5. (not-comparable) Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.

Noun

1. Something opposite or contrary to something else.
2. A person or thing that is entirely different from or the reverse of someone or something else; used to show contrast between two people or two things.
3. An opponent.
4. An antonym.
5. An additive inverse.

Adv

1. (not-comparable) In an opposite position.
2. (not-comparable) On another channel at the same time.

Prep

1. Facing, or across from.
2. In a complementary role to.
3. On another channel at the same time.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɒpəzɪt/

Etymology

From Old French oposite, from Latin oppositus, perfect passive participle of oppōnō (“I oppose”). Compare oppose.

Synonyms

contrary

reverse

inverse

facing

against

converse

across

adverse

antonym

upon

across from

reversed

contradictory

opposed

opposed to

in exchange for

opposition

opposing

antithesis

contrast

vis-à-vis

vis-a-vis

other

in front of

opponent

antagonism

obverse

inverted

face-to-face

opposite word

on the opposite side

face

face to face

additive inverse

confronting

near to

by

beside

oppositely

objection

averse

counter

inside out

next to

opposite to

fronting

contrasting

hostility

antagonistic

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Sentences

Communism is the opposite of capitalism .