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