Another word for opposite
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Adjective
Diametrically opposed
- Turned backward in position, direction, or order:
- Moving, acting, or organized in a manner contrary to the usual:
- Causing backward movement:
- Of or relating to a pole.
- Measured from or referred to a pole:
- Relating to, connected with, or located near the North Pole or South Pole.
- Of, relating to, or along a diameter.
- Exactly opposite; contrary.
- Contrary; opposing:
- One that is an opposite.
- A boxing blow given while receiving or parrying another.
- To engage in an exchange of thoughts and feelings by means of speech or sign language.
- To interact socially with others; associate.
- An interchange of thoughts and feelings by means of speech or sign language; conversation.
- Opposed, as in character or purpose:
- Opposite in direction or position:
- Moving in the opposite direction at a fixed interval:
- Involving, of the nature of, or being a contradiction:
- Given to contradicting:
- Either of two propositions related in such a way that it is impossible for both to be true or both to be false.
- of, or having the nature of, an antonym; opposite in meaning
- Of or relating to an antonym or antonyms.
- Being in diametrical opposition:
- Of, relating to, or marked by antithesis.
- Of, relating to, or situated on the opposite side or sides of the earth:
- Diametrically opposed; exactly opposite.
- One of usually three cells situated at the opposite end from the egg in the mature embryo sac of a flowering plant.
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Noun
That which is diametrically opposed to another
- A proposition derived by negating and permuting the terms of another, equivalent proposition; for example, All not-Y is not-X is the contrapositive of All X is Y.
- Involving, of the nature of, or being a contradiction:
- Given to contradicting:
- Either of two propositions related in such a way that it is impossible for both to be true or both to be false.
- Turned backward in position, direction, or order:
- Moving, acting, or organized in a manner contrary to the usual:
- Causing backward movement:
- Contrary; opposing:
- One that is an opposite.
- A boxing blow given while receiving or parrying another.
- To engage in an exchange of thoughts and feelings by means of speech or sign language.
- To interact socially with others; associate.
- An interchange of thoughts and feelings by means of speech or sign language; conversation.
- Opposed, as in character or purpose:
- Opposite in direction or position:
- Moving in the opposite direction at a fixed interval:
- A word having a meaning opposite to that of another word:
- Direct contrast; opposition.
- The direct or exact opposite:
- A figure of speech in which sharply contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in a balanced or parallel phrase or grammatical structure, as in
- Any two places or regions that are on diametrically opposite sides of the earth.
- Something that is the exact opposite or contrary of another; an antipode.
- A direct or diametrical opposite.
- One of a pair of antipodes.
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Another word for opposite
Modifier
Radically different
- Impossible to reconcile:
- A person, especially a member of a group, who will not compromise, adjust, or submit.
- One of two or more conflicting ideas or beliefs that cannot be brought into harmony.
- Not capable of existing in agreement or harmony with something else:
- Not capable of living or working together happily or harmoniously; antagonistic:
- Impossible to be held simultaneously by one person:
- Of, relating to, or situated on the opposite side or sides of the earth:
- Diametrically opposed; exactly opposite.
- One of usually three cells situated at the opposite end from the egg in the mature embryo sac of a flowering plant.
- (idiomatic) Totally opposite.
- Of or relating to a pole.
- Measured from or referred to a pole:
- Relating to, connected with, or located near the North Pole or South Pole.
- Acting in opposition; opposing.
- Being, of having an opponent; not unopposed.
- Simple past tense and past participle of oppose.
- Striking, or dashing together; fighting; contending; struggling to resist and overcome.
- Being in opposition; contrary; contradictory.
- Present participle of conflict.
- Contrary; opposing:
- One that is an opposite.
- A boxing blow given while receiving or parrying another.
- Involving, of the nature of, or being a contradiction:
- Given to contradicting:
- Either of two propositions related in such a way that it is impossible for both to be true or both to be false.
- Set in opposition to, showing the differences between.
- Present participle of contrast.
- of, or having the nature of, an antonym; opposite in meaning
- Of, relating to, or along a diameter.
- Exactly opposite; contrary.
- To engage in an exchange of thoughts and feelings by means of speech or sign language.
- To interact socially with others; associate.
- An interchange of thoughts and feelings by means of speech or sign language; conversation.
- Reversed in order, nature, or effect.
- Of or relating to an inverse or an inverse function.
- Turned upside down; inverted.
- Turned backward in position, direction, or order:
- Moving, acting, or organized in a manner contrary to the usual:
- Causing backward movement:
- diametrically opposed
- antithetical
- Being in diametrical opposition:
- Of, relating to, or marked by antithesis.
- Opposed, as in character or purpose:
- Opposite in direction or position:
- Moving in the opposite direction at a fixed interval:
See also:Antonyms:In conflict
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of an enemy:
- Feeling or showing enmity or ill will:
- Being in opposition; opposed:
- Injurious or harmful in effect; adverse:
- Unfriendly; hostile:
- Acting or serving to oppose; antagonistic:
- Contrary to one's interests or welfare; harmful or unfavorable:
- Moving in an opposite or opposing direction:
So situated as to seem to oppose
- Face to face.
- Face to face.
- Face to face with; opposite to.
- Compared with.
- In relation to.
- Of, relating to, or along a diameter.
- Exactly opposite; contrary.
- Acting in opposition; opposing.
- Being, of having an opponent; not unopposed.
- Simple past tense and past participle of oppose.
- Moving or tending backward:
- Opposite to the usual order; inverted or reversed:
- Reverting to an earlier or inferior condition:
- Consecutive; successive:
- In a direction or course opposite to:
- So as to come into forcible contact with:
- In contact with so as to rest or press on:
- Present participle of confront.
- (phonetics, phonology) A process whereby a vowel or a consonant is pronounced farther to the front of the vocal tract than some reference point.
- (phonology) A phonological relationship where a front vowel is found in place of a relative back vowel in an inflected form of a word.
- (linguistics) An analogous relationship between the vowel sounds in a dialect of a language relative to the language standard or an earlier form of the language.
- A piece of material sewn to the edge of a garment, such as a dress or coat, as lining or decoration.
- Material used for such a lining or decoration.
- An outer layer or coating applied to a surface for protection or decoration.
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Noun
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- Acting or serving to oppose; antagonistic:
- Contrary to one's interests or welfare; harmful or unfavorable:
- Moving in an opposite or opposing direction:
- Turned backward in position, direction, or order:
- Moving, acting, or organized in a manner contrary to the usual:
- Causing backward movement:
- Reversed in order, nature, or effect.
- Of or relating to an inverse or an inverse function.
- Turned upside down; inverted.
- One that closely resembles another.
- One that has the same functions and characteristics as another; a corresponding person or thing:
- A duplicate of a legal document.
- A word having a meaning opposite to that of another word:
- The second stanza, and those like it, in a poem consisting of alternating stanzas in contrasting metrical form.
- The second division of the triad of a Pindaric ode, having the same stanza form as the strophe.
- The choral movement in classical Greek drama in the opposite direction from that of the strophe.
- Any two places or regions that are on diametrically opposite sides of the earth.
- Something that is the exact opposite or contrary of another; an antipode.
- Direct contrast; opposition.
- The direct or exact opposite:
- A figure of speech in which sharply contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in a balanced or parallel phrase or grammatical structure, as in
- With the order or meaning reversed; conversely.
- To prevent from being successful; thwart:
- To obscure or confuse (a trail or scent) so as to evade pursuers.
- A repulse; a setback.
- The act of opposing or resisting.
- The condition of being in conflict; antagonism:
- Placement opposite to or in contrast with another.
- To engage in an exchange of thoughts and feelings by means of speech or sign language.
- To interact socially with others; associate.
- An interchange of thoughts and feelings by means of speech or sign language; conversation.
- Opposed, as in character or purpose:
- Opposite in direction or position:
- Moving in the opposite direction at a fixed interval:
- The act or an instance of contradicting:
- The state of being contradicted:
- An inconsistency or discrepancy:
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Synonym Study
- Antonymous is used specifically of words that are so opposed in meaning that each contradicts, reverses, or negates the other good and bad are antonymous terms
- Reverse applies to that which moves or faces in the opposite direction the reverse side of a fabric
- Antithetical implies diametrical opposition so that the contrasted things are as far apart or as different as is possible our interests are completely antithetical
- Contrary adds to this connotations of conflict or antagonism they hold contrary views
- the opposite sex
- Opposite is applied to things that are symmetrically opposed in position, direction, character, etc. they sat at opposite ends of the table
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