opposite

/ɑpəsɪt/ adverbadjectivenoun
8 letters3 syllables12 points in Scrabble®14 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS11
ADVERB
1

Directly facing each other.

“they sat opposite at the table”

ADJECTIVE
1

Moving or facing away from each other.

“looking in opposite directions”

“they went in opposite directions”

2

The other one of a complementary pair.

“the opposite sex”

“the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors”

3

Characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed.

“diametrical (or opposite) points of view”

“opposite meanings”

4

Of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem.

“opposite leaves”

5

Altogether different in nature or quality or significance.

“the medicine's effect was opposite to that intended”

“it is said that opposite characters make a union happiest”

6

Being directly across from each other; facing.

“And I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm”

“we lived on opposite sides of the street”

NOUN
1

A contestant that you are matched against.

2

A relation of direct opposition.

3

Something inverted in sequence or character or effect.

4

A word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other.

WORD FORMS
Related formoppositeness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®12 points
Words With Friends®14 points
Double word24 points
Triple word36 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinoppositeway
Starts & ends withO … E
Syllablesop · po · site
SYNONYMS & RELATED17
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