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opposite
of leaves etc.; growing in pairs on either side of a stem
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adjective
of leaves etc.; growing in pairs on either side of a stem
“opposite leaves”
adjective
characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed
“in diametric contradiction to his claims”
adjective
altogether different in nature or quality or significance
“the medicine's effect was opposite to that intended”
adjective
the other one of a complementary pair
“the opposite sex”
adjective
being directly across from each other; facing
“{'source': 'Longfellow', 'text': 'And I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm'}”
adjective
moving or facing away from each other
“looking in opposite directions”
adverb
directly facing each other
“the two photographs lay face-to-face on the table”
noun
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’”
noun
a contestant that you are matched against
noun
a relation of direct opposition
“we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true”
noun
something inverted in sequence or character or effect
“when the direct approach failed, he tried the inverse”
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opposite leaves
in diametric contradiction to his claims
diametrical (or opposite) points of view
opposite meanings
extreme and indefensible polar positions
the medicine's effect was opposite to that intended
{'source': 'Charles Reade', 'text': 'it is said that opposite characters make a union happiest'}
the opposite sex
the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors
{'source': 'Longfellow', 'text': 'And I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm'}
we lived on opposite sides of the street
at opposite poles
looking in opposite directions
they went in opposite directions
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
to him the antonym of ‘gay’ was ‘depressed’
we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true
when the direct approach failed, he tried the inverse
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