Another word for opposite
opposite
modif.
Radically different
contrary, antithetical, antithetic, reverse, inverse, converse, diametric, diametrical, antonymous, contrasting, contradictory, counter, conflicting, opposed, opposing, polar, poles apart, antipodal, antipodean, incompatible, irreconcilable; see also different 1.
Antonyms same, synonymous, alike.
In conflict
So situated as to seem to oppose
facing, fronting, in front of, across from, on different sides, on opposite sides, in opposition to, on the other side, confronting, looking out on, against, front to front, back to back, nose to nose, on the farther side, retrograde, opposing, opposed, diametrical, vis-Ã -vis, en face (French), eyeball to eyeball*.
Antonyms matched*, on the same side, side by side.
opposite
n.
contradiction, contrary, converse, direct opposite, opposition, foil, vice versa, antithesis, antipodes, antistrophe, antonym, counter term, counterpart, inverse, reverse, adverse, the opposite pole, the other extreme, the other side, the opposite term, the opposite force, the opposite idea; see also contrast 2.
opposite is applied to things that are symmetrically opposed in position, direction, character, etc. they sat at opposite ends of the table; the opposite sex; contrary adds to this connotations of conflict or antagonism they hold contrary views; antithetical implies diametrical opposition so that the contrasted things are as far apart or as different as is possible our interests are completely antithetical; reverse applies to that which moves or faces in the opposite direction the reverse side of a fabric; 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
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Another word for opposite
Diametrically opposed:
antipodal, antipodean, antithetical, antonymic, antonymous, contradictory, contrary, converse2, counter, diametric, diametrical, opposing, polar, reverse. See support
That which is diametrically opposed to another:
antipode, antipodes, antithesis, antonym, contrary, converse2, counter, reverse. (Logic) contradictory, contrapositive. See support
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"opposite." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 16 August 2019. <https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/OPPOSITE>.
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opposite. (n.d.). Retrieved August 16th, 2019, from https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/OPPOSITE
