Antonyms for OPPOSITE
ˈɒp ə zɪt, -sɪtop·po·site

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1. opposite

   Antonyms:
   agreeing, coincident, consentaneous

   Synonyms:
   facing, adverse, repugnant, inconsistent, irreconcilable, contrary, antagonistic, counter, contradictory

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1. antonym, opposite word, oppositenoun

   a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other

   "to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'"

   Antonyms:
   alternate, same

   Synonyms:
   inverse, reverse, antonym, opposite word, contrary, opposite, opposition, opponent

2. reverse, contrary, oppositenoun

   a relation of direct opposition

   "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"

   Antonyms:
   same, alternate

   Synonyms:
   reversal, turnabout, turnaround, setback, opposite, black eye, opposite word, reverse, verso, contrary, inverse, blow, antonym, opposition, opponent, reversion, reverse gear

3. opposition, opponent, oppositenoun

   a contestant that you are matched against

   Antonyms:
   same, alternate

   Synonyms:
   foe, opposite, contrary, confrontation, enemy, opposer, resistance, foeman, antagonist, opponent, reverse, adversary, opposition, inverse, opposite word, antonym, resister, oppositeness

4. inverse, oppositeadjective

   something inverted in sequence or character or effect

   "when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse"

   Antonyms:
   same, alternate

   Synonyms:
   inverse, reverse, antonym, opposite word, contrary, opposite, opposition, opponent

5. oppositeadjective

   being directly across from each other; facing

   "And I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm"- Longfellow; "we lived on opposite sides of the street"; "at opposite poles"

   Antonyms:
   same, alternate

   Synonyms:
   diametric, diametrical, paired, polar

6. opposite, pairedadjective

   of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem

   "opposite leaves"

   Antonyms:
   same, alternate

   Synonyms:
   mated, diametric, diametrical, opposite, paired, polar

7. oppositeadjective

   moving or facing away from each other

   "looking in opposite directions"; "they went in opposite directions"

   Antonyms:
   same, alternate

   Synonyms:
   diametric, diametrical, paired, polar

8. oppositeadjective

   the other one of a complementary pair

   "the opposite sex"; "the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors"

   Antonyms:
   same, alternate

   Synonyms:
   diametric, diametrical, paired, polar

9. oppositeadjective

   altogether different in nature or quality or significance

   "the medicine's effect was opposite to that intended"; "it is said that opposite characters make a union happiest"- Charles Reade

   Antonyms:
   same, alternate

   Synonyms:
   diametric, diametrical, paired, polar

10. diametric, diametrical, opposite, polaradverb

    characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed

    "in diametric contradiction to his claims"; "diametrical (or opposite) points of view"; "opposite meanings"; "extreme and indefensible polar positions"

    Antonyms:
    same, alternate

    Synonyms:
    paired, polar, glacial, diametral, frigid, gelid, pivotal, opposite, diametrical, icy, arctic, diametric

11. face-to-face, oppositeadverb

    directly facing each other

    "the two photographs lay face-to-face on the table"; "lived all their lives in houses face-to-face across the street"; "they sat opposite at the table"

    Antonyms:
    same, alternate

    Synonyms:
    face-to-face, opposite

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1. oppositeadjective

   Synonyms:
   contrary, adverse, diametrical, antagonistic, inverse, reverse, contradictory, counter, incompatible, antithetic, antipodal, inconsistent

2. oppositenoun

   Synonyms:
   antithesis, counterpart, antipodes

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. counterpart

   not the same

   Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2019  

How to use OPPOSITE in a sentence?

1. Hoshang N. Akhtar:

   An intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction

2. David Wills:

   I feel she was one of the first women who believed just because you were over 50 didn’t mean you couldn’t be viewed in a sexual way, she wasn’t afraid to get out there over the age of 50 to show her legs, to show her midriff. [At the time] once a woman was over the age of 35, the studio basically handed her a gold watch, so to speak. And I know in the case of Joan Crawford, even as late as the 1960s… she was still playing strong female romantic leads opposite leading men who were 20-30 years younger than her.

3. Olivier Willocx:

   It's worse than the economic impact the attacks had on Paris itself. It's the psychological effect, people are anxious, they are expecting something to happen, in Paris, they want to show they have survived, that their lives go on. Here it is the opposite: it didn't happen and people fear it will.

4. Jason Ng:

   If 80 percent of people are well provided for, and if 20 percent want to do Occupy Central, it would only be a very small minority of people and it wouldn't gather as much momentum, but it's the opposite here. Eighty percent of people are upset because 20 percent control all the wealth.

5. Plato:

   He who is of calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition youth and age are equally a burden.

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