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Definition of opposite : 1. Applied to the other of two things which are entirely different; other; as, the opposite sex; the opposite extreme.
2. Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.
3. One who opposes; an opponent; an antagonist.
4. Placed directly in front of another part or organ, as a stamen which stands before a petal.
5. Placed over against; standing or situated over against or in front; facing; - often with to; as, a house opposite to the Exchange.
6. Set over against each other, but separated by the whole diameter of the stem, as two leaves at the same node.
7. That which is opposed or contrary; as, sweetness and its opposite.

Synonyms:

frigid, face-to-face, gelid, black eye, antipodal, conflicting, arctic, turnaround, reversal, antipodean, facing, contradictory, foeman, turnabout, pivotal, synonymous, irreconcilable, inimical, diametrical, matched, confronting, hostile, resistance, incompatible, setback, contrasting, opposed, opposite word, antonymous, other, resister, confrontation, mated, opposing, same, support, adverse, antonymic, glacial, diametral, oppositeness, icy, blow, side by side, retrograde, paired, verso, reverse gear, reversion, counter

dissimilar (part of speech: adjective)

contrary, unalike, disparate, heterogeneous, dissimilar, distinct, unlike, inconsistent, divergent, nonuniform, aberrant, different, discordant

diametric (part of speech: adjective)

inverse, converse, polar, reverse, against, diametric, adversarial, across

enemy (part of speech: noun)

competitor, opponent, rival, archenemy, foe, unfriendly, savage, assailant, antagonist, opposition, shrew, attacker, devil, adversary, combatant, sectarian, sanguinary, sectary, invader, enemy

opponent (part of speech: noun)

disputant, contestant, foil, opposer, villain, assaulter

opposite (part of speech: noun)

antithesis, contra, antonym, negation, con, negative, antithetical, anti

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