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opposite

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

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

the other one of a complementary pair; "the opposite sex"; "the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors"

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"

moving or facing away from each other; "looking in opposite directions"; "they went in opposite directions"

Synonyms:

• across,
• adversary,
• adversative,
• adverse,
• adversive,
• against,
• alien,
• antagonistic,
• anti,
• antipathetic,
• antipodal,
• antipode,
• antipodean,
• antipodes,
• antipole,
• antithesis,
• antithetic,
• antithetical,
• antonym,
• antonymous,
• at cross-purposes,
• at opposite extremes,
• back to back,
• balancing,
• clashing,
• compensating,
• competitive,
• con,
• conflicting,
• confronting,
• contra,
• contradictory,
• contradistinct,
• contrapositive,
• contrarious,
• contrariwise,
• contrary,
• contrary to,
• contrast,
• contrasted,
• contrasting,
• converse,
• counter,
• counteractive,
• counterbalance,
• counterbalancing,
• countercheck,
• counterpoint,
• counterpoise,
• counterpoised,
• counterpole,
• counterterm,
• countervailing,
• cross,
• dead against,
• detrimental,
• different,
• differing,
• difficult,
• disaccordant,
• discordant,
• discrepant,
• dissentient,
• dissimilar,
• divergent,
• diverse,
• enemy,
• eyeball to eyeball,
• eyeball-to-eyeball,
• face to face,
• facing,
• foil,
• fractious,
• fronting,
• hard,
• harmful,
• hostile,
• in contact with,
• in contrast with,
• in front of,
• in opposition,
• in opposition to,
• inconsistent,
• independent,
• inimical,
• inverse,
• irreconcilable,
• just opposite,
• miserable,
• negative,
• noncooperative,
• nose to nose,
• not easy,
• obstinate,
• obverse,
• offset,
• on,
• opponent,
• opposed,
• opposing,
• opposite number,
• opposite to,
• oppositional,
• oppositive,
• oppugnant,
• over against,
• overthwart,
• perverse,
• polar,
• polaric,
• polarized,
• poles apart,
• recalcitrant,
• refractory,
• replica,
• repugnant,
• reverse,
• rigorous,
• rival,
• separate,
• setoff,
• sinister,
• squared off,
• stressful,
• the contrary,
• the other side,
• to,
• toward,
• troublesome,
• troublous,
• trying,
• unalike,
• unconnected,
• uncooperative,
• unfavorable,
• unfriendly,
• unlike,
• unpropitious,
• unrelated,
• unsimilar,
• untoward,
• up against,
• upon,
• versus,
• vis-a-vis,
• wretched