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| Main Entry: | opposite |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unlike, conflicting; completely different |
| Synonyms: | adverse, antagonistic, antipodal, antithetical, contradictory, contrary, corresponding, counter, crosswise, diametric, different, dissimilar, diverse, facing, hostile, inconsistent, independent, inimical, inverse, irreconcilable, obverse, opposed, ornery*, polar, repugnant, retrograde, reverse, reversed, separate, unconnected, unrelated, antipodean, contrapositive, contrasted, diametrically opposed, differing, flip-side, fronting, paradoxical, unalike, unsimilar, violative, vis-á-vis |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | opposite |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something completely unlike |
| Synonyms: | antithesis, antonym, contradiction, contrary, contrast, converse, counterpart, foil, inverse, obverse, opposition, paradox, reverse, vice versa, another adverse, antilogy, antipode, antipole, contra, other extreme, other side, other side of coin |
| Antonyms: | likeness, same, similarity |
| Main Entry: | across |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | traversing a space, side to side |
| Synonyms: | athwart, beyond, cross, crosswise, opposite, over, crossed, transversely |
| Main Entry: | adverse |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unfavorable, antagonistic |
| Synonyms: | conflicting, contrary, detrimental, disadvantageous, inimical, injurious, inopportune, negative, opposed, opposing, opposite, ornery*, reluctant, repugnant, stuffy*, unfortunate, unfriendly, unlucky, unpropitious, unwilling, allergic to, down on, down side, have no use for, oppugning |
| Antonyms: | advantageous, auspicious, favorable, fortunate, helpful, lucky, propitious, aiding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | antithetical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reverse |
| Synonyms: | contradictory, contrary, converse, counter, inverse, opposed, opposite, contrasted, polarized, poles apart |
| Main Entry: | antonym |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | word with opposite meaning to another word |
| Synonyms: | opposite, reverse |
| Antonyms: | synonym |
| Main Entry: | beside |
| Part of Speech: | adverb, preposition |
| Definition: | next to |
| Synonyms: | a step from, abreast of, adjacent to, adjoining, alongside, aside, at one's elbow, at the edge of, at the side of, bordering on, by, cheek by jowl*, close at hand, close to, close upon, connected with, contiguous to, fornent, in juxtaposition, near, nearby, neck and neck, neighboring, next door to, nigh, opposite, overlooking, round, side by side, verging on, with |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | contradiction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | variance to something |
| Synonyms: | conflict, defiance, denial, difference, disagreement, discrepancy, dispute, dissension, incongruity, inconsistency, negation, opposite, opposition, bucking, confutation, contravention, gainsaying |
| Antonyms: | acceptance, agreement, approval, concession, confirmation, verification, OK, corroboration, reconcilement |
| Main Entry: | contradictory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | antagonistic |
| Synonyms: | adverse, against, antipodal, antithetical, con, conflicting, contrary, converse, counter, counteractive, diametric, discrepant, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, irreconcilable, opposing, opposite, ornery*, polar, repugnant, reverse, agin, anti, antipodean, antithetic, negating, no go, nullifying, paradoxical |
| Antonyms: | agreeing, consistent, reconciled, confirming, reconcilable, vouching |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | counter |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | contrary, reverse |
| Synonyms: | against, opposite, versus, at variance with, contrarily, contrariwise, conversely, in defiance of |
| Antonyms: | equally, same, similarly |
| Main Entry: | counterpart |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | match; identical part or thing |
| Synonyms: | carbon copy*, complement, copy, correlate, correspondent, dead ringer*, ditto*, doppelganger, duplicate, equal, equivalent, fellow, like, mate, obverse, opposite, spitting image*, supplement, tally, twin, analogue, correlative, look alike, opposite number, peas in a pod, pendant, ringer, spit and image, two of a kind |
| Antonyms: | opposite |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | diametric/diametrical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | opposed, conflicting |
| Synonyms: | adverse, antipodal, antithetical, contradictory, contrary, contrasting, converse, counter, facing, opposite, polar, reverse, antipodean |
| Antonyms: | like, same, similar, approving, coinciding |
| Main Entry: | discordant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not in harmony; conflicting |
| Synonyms: | antagonistic, antipathetic, cacophonous, clashing, contradictory, contrary, different, disagreeing, discrepant, dissonant, divergent, grating, harsh, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, inharmonious, jarring, opposite, quarreling, strident, uncongenial, at odds, contrarient, inconsonant, jangling, on a sour note, unharmonious, unmelodious, unmixable |
| Antonyms: | agreeable, agreeing, cooperating, harmonious, concordant |
| Main Entry: | dissimilar |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not alike; not capable of comparison |
| Synonyms: | antithetical, contradictory, contrary, different, disparate, distant, divergent, diverse, heterogeneous, individual, offbeat, opposite, unequal, unique, unlike, unrelated, various, weird*, antonymous, far cry, like night and day, march to a different drummer, mismatched, mismated, not similar, poles apart, unsimilar |
| Antonyms: | alike, compatible, equal, matched, related, same, similar |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | divergent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | differing |
| Synonyms: | aberrant, abnormal, anomalous, antithetical, atypical, conflicting, contradictory, contrary, deviating, different, disagreeing, disparate, dissimilar, dissonant, distant, diverse, factious, irregular, off-key, opposite, separate, unequal, unlike, unnatural, untypical, variant, various, diverging, factional, poles apart, unalike, unsimilar |
| Antonyms: | agreeing, convergent, similar |
| Main Entry: | diverse |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | different; various |
| Synonyms: | assorted, contradictory, contrary, contrasting, discrete, disparate, dissimilar, distant, distinct, divergent, manifold, miscellaneous, mixed bag*, multifarious, opposite, separate, several, sundry, unequal, unlike, varied, varying, contrasted, contrastive, differing, diversified, diversiform, incommensurable, like night and day, unalike |
| Antonyms: | alike, conforming, identical, like, parallel, similar, uniform |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | equivalent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | equal, counterpart |
| Synonyms: | carbon copy*, correspondent, dead ringer*, ditto, like, match, obverse, opposite, parallel, peer, reciprocal, spitting image*, substitute, twin, same difference |
| Antonyms: | difference |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hostile |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | antagonistic, mean |
| Synonyms: | adverse, alien, allergic, argumentative, bellicose, belligerent, bitter, catty*, chill*, cold*, competitive, contentious, contrary, dour, hateful, inhospitable, inimical, malevolent, malicious, malignant, militant, nasty, opposed, opposite, ornery*, pugnacious, sour*, spiteful, surly, unfavorable, unfriendly, unkind, unpropitious, unsociable, unsympathetic, viperous, virulent, vitriolic, warlike, anti*, disapproving, ill-disposed, oppugnant, rancorous, scrappy, unwelcoming |
| Antonyms: | agreeable, friendly, gentle, kind, nice, welcoming |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | incompatible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | antagonistic, contradictory |
| Synonyms: | adverse, antipathetic, antipodal, antithetical, clashing, conflicting, contrary, counter, disagreeing, discordant, discrepant, disparate, factious, inadmissible, inappropriate, incoherent, incongruous, inconsistent, inconstant, irreconcilable, jarring, night and day*, offbeat*, opposed, opposite, uncongenial, unsuitable, unsuited, warring, inconformable, inconsonant, marching to a different drummer, mismatched, poles apart, unadapted, whale of difference |
| Antonyms: | compatible, consonant, harmonious, loving, suited, well-matched |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | negation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | contradiction, denial |
| Synonyms: | antithesis, antonym, blank, cancellation, contrary, converse, counterpart, disclaimer, inverse, no, nothingness, nullity, opposite, opposition, refusal, rejection, renunciation, repudiation, reverse, vacuity, veto, void, disavowal, forget it, gainsaying, negatory, neutralization, nonexistence, nullification, proscription |
| Antonyms: | allowance, approval, permission |
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