Added 1 October 2026

opposite

/ˈɒp.ə.zɪt/ adjective

In Latin: oppositus Wiktionary

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Located directly across from something else, or from each other.
She saw him walking on the opposite side of the road.
Of leaves and flowers, positioned directly across from each other on a stem.
Facing in the other direction.
They were moving in opposite directions.

Something or someone opposite to something or someone else. A person or thing that is importantly (substantively) different from someone or something else.
She is the opposite of her ex-boyfriend who abused her both physically and verbally nearly every day for five years. She now works as an advocate and supportive listener for others who have endured abusive relationships.
A person or thing that is importantly (substantively) different from someone or something else.
She is the opposite of her ex-boyfriend who abused her both physically and verbally nearly every day for five years. She now works as an advocate and supportive listener for others who have endured abusive relationships.
Especially, one that is different to the extreme degree of being the reverse.
She is the opposite of her ex-boyfriend who abused her both physically and verbally nearly every day for five years. She now works as an advocate and supportive listener for others who have endured abusive relationships.

Facing, or across from.
There’s a bus stop opposite the faculty entrance, right on the other side of the road.
In a complementary role to.
He played opposite Marilyn Monroe.
On another channel at the same time.
The game show Just Men! aired opposite The Young and the Restless on CBS.