OPPOSITE • E-FREE TRANSLATION.COM • Definition of Opposite

Add this Dictionary
to your website!
See more options...

/ˈɑpəzət/ /ˈɑpzət/ Listen

Opposite

adjective

1.

Being directly across from each other; facing. "We lived on opposite sides of the street" , "At opposite poles"

2.

Of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem. Synonym: paired.

3.

Moving or facing away from each other. "They went in opposite directions"

4.

The other one of a complementary pair. "The two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors"

5.

Altogether different in nature or quality or significance. "It is said that opposite characters make a union happiest"

6.

Characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed. Synonyms: diametric, diametrical, polar. "Diametrical (or opposite) points of view" , "Opposite meanings" , "Extreme and indefensible polar positions"

noun

1.

A word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other. Synonyms: antonym, opposite word.

2.

A relation of direct opposition. Synonyms: contrary, reverse.

3.

A contestant that you are matched against. Synonyms: opponent, opposition.

4.

Something inverted in sequence or character or effect. Synonym: inverse.

adverb

1.

Directly facing each other. Synonym: face-to-face. "Lived all their lives in houses face-to-face across the street" , "They sat opposite at the table"

See more definitions of Opposite...

See images of 'Opposite'

Antonyms of 'Opposite'

Etymology of 'Opposite'

Related searches:

opposite number

WordNet 3.0 © 2010 Princeton University

Share |

"Opposite" Quotes from Famous Books

... where they could serve God in peace. To meet their wishes, the Jesuits prepared a residence for them on the rich prairie of the Madeleine, situated on the south bank of the St. Lawrence, nearly opposite Montreal. The indispensable condition of admission was a solemn promise to avoid intemperance. This mission of St. Francis Xavier-du-Sault was afterwards celebrated for the number and fervour of its converts, and became the nucleus of the Iroquois colony, destined ...

— The Life of the Venerable Mother Mary of the Incarnation • "A Religious of the Ursuline Community"

... character of this general observation lies in the fact that a low temperature retards development, and hence should be expected to have the opposite effect from that mentioned by Chun. Recent investigations have led to the result that life-phenomena are affected by temperature in the same sense as the velocity of chemical reactions. In the case of the latter van't ...

— Darwin and Modern Science • A.C. Seward and Others

... steps toward the empty cafe, to the great delight of the proprietor, who ran forward zealously to offer his services. The judge contrived to place the seats so that he could see the road that led to Mana. The professor sat down opposite, facing the town, with his back to the country; but he seemed rather nervous about the evening air, for he shivered every now and then, and took care to button up his overcoat to ...

— Stories by Foreign Authors: Polish • Various

... stone over the arch on the side; though others imagine it rather to have been named Fludgate, from a stream over which it stands, like the Porta Fluentana at Rome. It has been lately repaired by Queen Elizabeth, whose statue is placed on the opposite side. And, ...

— Travels in England and Fragmenta Regalia • Paul Hentzner and Sir Robert Naunton

... Field looked up the second time she saw the dark, strange face of Williams a few places down, and opposite her. His eyes were fixed on her husband's hands with a singular intensity. Her eyes followed his, and the beauty of her husband's hands came to her again with new force. They were perfectly shaped, supple, warm-colored, and strong. Their color and deftness stood out in vivid contrast to ...

— Other Main-Travelled Roads • Hamlin Garland

Copyright © 2025 e-Free Translation.com