OPPOSITE — Definition of OPPOSITE
noun
1
Something opposite or contrary to something else.
2
An opponent.
3
An antonym.
"Up" is the opposite of "down".
4
An additive inverse.
adjective
1
Located directly across from something else, or from each other.
She saw him walking on the opposite side of the road.
2
Of leaves and flowers, positioned directly across from each other on a stem.
3
Facing in the other direction.
They were moving in opposite directions.
4
Of either of two complementary or mutually exclusive things.
He is attracted to the opposite sex.
adverb
1
In an opposite position.
I was on my seat and she stood opposite.
preposition
1
Facing, or across from.
He lives opposite the pub.
2
In a complementary role to.
He played opposite Marilyn Monroe.
3
On another channel at the same time.
The game show Just Men! aired opposite The Young and the Restless on CBS.
📚 Source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/opposite
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