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opposite

The correct spelling is opposite.

How to pronounce opposite

/ˈɒpəsɪt/
noun

IPA: /ˈɒpəsɪt/

Say it like: Opp-osi-te

The correct spelling is opposite. Something opposite or contrary to something else. For example: ""Up" is the opposite of "down"."

Usage Examples

"Up" is the opposite of "down".

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

They were moving in opposite directions.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Something opposite or contrary to something else.
  2. 2.An opponent.
  3. 3.An antonym.
  4. 4.An additive inverse.

adjective

  1. 1.Located directly across from something else, or from each other.
  2. 2.Of leaves and flowers, positioned directly across from each other on a stem.
  3. 3.Facing in the other direction.
  4. 4.Of either of two complementary or mutually exclusive things.
  5. 5.Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.

adverb

  1. 1.In an opposite position.

preposition

  1. 1.Facing, or across from.
  2. 2.In a complementary role to.
  3. 3.On another channel at the same time.

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