opposite

1. a. Placed over against; standing or situated over against or in front; facing; -- often with to; as, a house opposite to the Exchange. Source: opted

2. a. Applied to the other of two things which are entirely different; other; as, the opposite sex; the opposite extreme. Source: opted

3. a. Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic. Source: opted

4. a. Set over against each other, but separated by the whole diameter of the stem, as two leaves at the same node. Source: opted

5. a. Placed directly in front of another part or organ, as a stamen which stands before a petal. Source: opted

6. n. One who opposes; an opponent; an antagonist. Source: opted

7. n. That which is opposed or contrary; as, sweetness and its opposite. Source: opted

8. adj. being directly across from each other; facing Source: wordnet

9. adj. of leaves etc.; growing in pairs on either side of a stem Source: wordnet

10. adj. moving or facing away from each other Source: wordnet

11. adj. the other one of a complementary pair Source: wordnet

12. adj. altogether different in nature or quality or significance Source: wordnet

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