| Main Entry: |
opposite |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
unlike, conflicting; completely different |
Synonyms: |
adverse,
antagonistic, antipodal, antipodean,
antithetical,
contradictory, contrapositive, contrary, contrasted,
corresponding, counter, crosswise, diametric, diametrically opposed,
different, differing, dissimilar,
diverse, facing, flip-side, fronting,
hostile,
inconsistent,
independent,
inimical, inverse, irreconcilable, obverse,
opposed,
ornery*, paradoxical, polar,
repugnant, retrograde, reverse, reversed,
separate, unalike, unconnected, unrelated, unsimilar, violative, vis-รก-vis
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| Notes: |
contrary describes something that contradicts a proposition, converse is used when the elements of a proposition are reversed, opposite pertains to that which is diametrically opposed to a proposition, and reverse can mean each of those |
Antonyms: |
compatible, like, similar
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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