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noun : OPPOSITE
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) 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'" ;
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2. (
) a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true" ;
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3. (
) a contestant that you are matched against ;
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4. (
) something inverted in sequence or character or effect; "when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse" ;
Adjective : OPPOSITE
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) 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" ;
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2. (
) of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem; "opposite leaves" ;
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3. (
) moving or facing away from each other; "looking in opposite directions"; "they went in opposite directions" ;
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4. (
) the other one of a complementary pair; "the opposite sex"; "the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors" ;
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5. (
) 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 ;
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6. (
) 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" ;
Adverb : OPPOSITE
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) 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" ;
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