opposite
Pronunciation
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- If A is opposite B, they are facing each other.
- The bank is just opposite this hotel, right across the street there.
Adjective
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Positive |
Comparative |
Superlative |
- If two things are opposite, they are the same kind but completely different from each other.
- Synonym: reverse
- "Go left. No, right!" "Do you want me to go left or right? I mean, they're opposite directions, aren't they?"
- I don't think we can work together. We're too opposite.
- Black is the opposite of white. "Yes" is the opposite of "no". Day is the opposite of night.