/ˈɒpəzɪt/
Translation
As different as possible from something else; also directly across from something.
Word origin
From Latin oppositus, meaning placed against, from opponere (to set against).
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- opponere
- English cognates
- oppose, position
Examples
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As a noun, the opposite of X is the thing most different from X.
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Here it describes two directions facing away from each other.
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Opposite can also mean directly across from you.
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