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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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

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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. Allison Rice:

   Out of nowhere a tire jumps across the median from the opposite direction into our side of the roadway, didnt notice at the time but it struck the rear of my wifes car and came directly toward the front of my Jeep.

2. Sergio Garcia:

   I think I've had a great career (even if) some people think the opposite, i feel very fortunate. I've done some great things in and outside the golf course. I always give it my best effort. If someone plays better than you the only thing you can do is congratulate him and keep trying. (Winning a major) is important, but it's not the most important thing.

3. Ben Affleck:

   They had, literally, taken the conversation I had for two hours and made it seem as if I was saying the exact opposite of what I said, i had gone on and said, like, how much we respect each other and cared about each other and cared about our kids and put them first and went through our stuff. And they said I had blamed my ex wife for my alcoholism and that I was' trapped' and just made me out to be the worst, most insensitive, stupid awful guy.

4. President Biden:

   He was making the opposite point: In 2020, a record number of voters turned out in the face of a pandemic, and election officials made sure they could vote and have those votes counted.

5. Mo Brooks:

   Critical race theory is the exact opposite of what we should be teaching people across the United States of America… skin pigmentation is not what defines a person.

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