opposite
/ˈɒpəzɪt/US /ˈɑpəzɪt/opposite
PREPOSITIONDefinition of opposite
If A is opposite B, they are facing each other.
Example: The bank is just opposite this hotel, right across the street there.
If two things are opposite, they are the same kind but completely different from each other.
Example: "Go left. No, right!" "Do you want me to go left or right? I mean, they're opposite directions, aren't they?"
The opposite of something is something else of the same kind but completely different.
Example: My kids always do the exact opposite of what I tell them.
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EXAMPLESExamples of opposite
The bank is just opposite this hotel, right across the street there.
Example sentence"Go left. No, right!" "Do you want me to go left or right? I mean, they're opposite directions, aren't they?"
Example sentenceI don't think we can work together. We're too opposite.
Example sentenceMy kids always do the exact opposite of what I tell them.
Example sentenceThe word dust is its own opposite, meaning both put on and take off dust.
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