Synonyms for opposite
ˈɒp ə zɪt, -sɪtop·po·site

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1. opposite

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

   Antonyms:
   agreeing, coincident, consentaneous

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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'"

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

   Antonyms:
   alternate, same

2. reverse, contrary, oppositenoun

   a relation of direct opposition

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

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

   Antonyms:
   same, alternate

3. opposition, opponent, oppositenoun

   a contestant that you are matched against

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

   Antonyms:
   same, alternate

4. inverse, oppositeadjective

   something inverted in sequence or character or effect

   "when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse"

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

   Antonyms:
   same, alternate

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"

   Synonyms:
   diametric, diametrical, paired, polar

   Antonyms:
   same, alternate

6. opposite, pairedadjective

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

   "opposite leaves"

   Synonyms:
   mated, diametric, diametrical, paired, polar

   Antonyms:
   same, alternate

7. oppositeadjective

   moving or facing away from each other

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

   Synonyms:
   diametric, diametrical, paired, polar

   Antonyms:
   same, alternate

8. oppositeadjective

   the other one of a complementary pair

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

   Synonyms:
   diametric, diametrical, paired, polar

   Antonyms:
   same, alternate

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

   Synonyms:
   diametric, diametrical, paired, polar

   Antonyms:
   same, alternate

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"

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

    Antonyms:
    same, alternate

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"

    Synonyms:
    face-to-face

    Antonyms:
    same, alternate

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1. oppositeadjective

   Synonyms:
   facing, over against

2. oppositeadjective

   Synonyms:
   contrary, repugnant, diverse, unlike, incompatible, inconsistent

3. oppositeadjective

   Synonyms:
   adverse, opposed, opposing, antagonistic, hostile, inimical

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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

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1. List of paraphrases for "opposite":

   contrary, opposed, inverse, reverse, contrast, opposing, contrario, opus, converse, conflicting, versa, reversed

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1. Olivia Wilde:

   Someone, who's a very established actor and director in this industry, gave me really terrible advice that was helpful, because I just knew I had to do the opposite, they said, 'Listen, the way to get respect on a set, you have to have three arguments a day. Three big arguments that reinstate your power, remind everyone who's in charge, be the predator.'That is the opposite of my process. And I want none of that.

2. David Smilde:

   In all situations of transitional justice there is a really difficult issue and that is that fighting against impunity and facilitating a transition often work in opposite directions.

3. John Hutton:

   We found essentially the opposite effects of screen time, but it does seem to be very localized in the sort of classic language and imagery tracks that are more directly relevant to reading.

4. Frank Connor:

   It's amazing, in the last few days, you had Raul Castro making demands of the U.S. for normalization of relations, including closing Guantanamo Bay, when we're the most powerful nation on earth. We shouldn't be taking demands from Cuba to basically infuse life-saving capital into their country; it should be going quite the opposite.

5. Stanley Young:

   We discovered some very strange anomalies, for instance, the car was running more cleanly when it was cold than when it was warm, which is the opposite of what every other car does — because once you warm a car up that's when it begins to deliver its best pollution controls. This was not the case. So clearly something else was going on. Over time we assembled enough proof and questions that they could no longer provide any reasonable explanation for what was going on.