opposite

Plural

opposites

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

1. 1.Located directly across from something else, or from each other.

   • She saw him walking on the opposite side of the road.

2. 2.Of leaves and flowers, positioned directly across from each other on a stem.

3. 3.Facing in the other direction.

   • They were moving in opposite directions.

4. 4.Of either of two complementary or mutually exclusive things.

   • He is attracted to the opposite sex.

Adverb

Adverb

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A word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a clause.

1. 1.On another channel at the same time.

2. 2.In an opposite position.

   • I was on my seat and she stood opposite.
   • Where's the bus station? -Over there, just opposite.

Prep

Preposition

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A word placed before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show its relationship to another part of the sentence.

1. 1.Facing, or across from.

   • There’s a bus stop opposite the faculty entrance, right on the other side of the road.

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.Something or someone opposite to something or someone else.

   • "Up" is the opposite of "down".
   • The dogfighter fought closely with his opposite.
   • The Swedish diplomat worked closely with his opposite from Denmark.

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