opposite

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opposite
ˈɒpəzɪt Listen
Meanings
adjective
  • situated on the other or further side when seen from a specified or implicit viewpoint; facing.
    E.g. a crowd gathered on the opposite side of the street
  • completely different; of a contrary kind.
    E.g. a word that is opposite in meaning to another
noun
  • a person or thing that is totally different from or the reverse of someone or something else.
    E.g. we were opposites in temperament
adverb
  • in a position facing a specified or implied subject.
    E.g. she was sitting almost opposite
preposition
  • in a position on the other side of a specific area from; facing.
    E.g. they sat opposite one another
  • (of a leading actor) in a complementary role to (another).
    E.g. the star was a young man playing opposite an older woman

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