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opposite

adverbadjectivenoun /ɑpəsɪt/ 3 syllables 8 letters Scrabble 12 WWF 14
Definitions
adverb

directly facing each other

“they sat opposite at the table”

adjective

moving or facing away from each other

“looking in opposite directions”

adjective

the other one of a complementary pair

“the opposite sex”

adjective

characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed

“diametrical (or opposite) points of view”

adjective

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

“opposite leaves”

noun

a contestant that you are matched against

noun

a relation of direct opposition

noun

something inverted in sequence or character or effect

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

adjective

altogether different in nature or quality or significance

“the medicine's effect was opposite to that intended”

adjective

being directly across from each other; facing

“And I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm”

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