OPPOSITE
/ˈɒpəsɪt/
12
Scrabble
14
WWF
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Definition
/ˈɒpəsɪt/
noun
- Something opposite or contrary to something else.
- An opponent.
- An antonym.“"Up" is the opposite of "down".”
- An additive inverse.
adjective
- Located directly across from something else, or from each other.“She saw him walking on the opposite side of the road.”
- Of leaves and flowers, positioned directly across from each other on a stem.
- Facing in the other direction.“They were moving in opposite directions.”
- Of either of two complementary or mutually exclusive things.“He is attracted to the opposite sex.”
- Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.
adverb
- In an opposite position.“I was on my seat and she stood opposite.”
preposition
- Facing, or across from.“He lives opposite the pub.”
- In a complementary role to.“He played opposite Marilyn Monroe.”
- On another channel at the same time.“The game show Just Men! aired opposite The Young and the Restless on CBS.”
Source: Wiktionary
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