opposite
adj 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"
2: (botany) of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a
stem; "opposite leaves" [syn: {paired}] [ant: {alternate}]
3: moving or facing away from each other; "looking in opposite
directions"; "they went in opposite directions"
4: the other one of a complementary pair; "the opposite sex";
"the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite
colors"
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
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" [syn: {diametric}, {diametrical},
{polar}]
n 1: two words that express opposing concepts; "to him the
opposite of gay was depressed" [syn: {antonym}, {opposite
word}]
2: a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older
than Bill but just the reverse was true" [syn: {reverse},
{contrary}]
3: a contestant that you are matched against [syn: {opposition},
{opponent}]
4: something inverted in sequence or character or effect; "when
the direct approach failed he tried the inverse" [syn: {inverse}]
adv : 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" [syn: {face-to-face}]