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opposite definition

op·po·site (äp′ə zit, -sit)

adjective

  1. set against, facing, or back to back; at the other end or side; in a contrary position or direction: often with to
  2. characterized by hostility or resistance
  3. different in every way; exactly contrary; antithetical
  4. Bot.
    1. growing in pairs, but separated by a stem
    2. having one part on the same radius as another, as a stamen in front of a petal

Etymology: OFr < L oppositus, pp. of opponere: see opponent

noun

anything opposed or opposite

adverb

on opposing sides or in an opposite position

  1. facing; across from
  2. Theater in a complementary role (of the opposite sex) to he played opposite her

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