Opposite — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

a relation of direct opposition

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɑːpəzˌɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɒpəzˌɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɒpəzˌɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɑːpəzˌɪt/.

Examples

to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'
we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true
when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

opponent paired opposition face-to-face polar inverse diametrical diametric opposite word reverse antonym contrary

Antonyms

alternate synonym

Parts of Speech

noun	a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other “to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'”
noun	a relation of direct opposition “we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true”
noun	a contestant that you are matched against
noun	something inverted in sequence or character or effect “when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse”
adjective	being directly across from each other; facing; - Longfellow “And I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm”
adjective	of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem “opposite leaves”
adjective	moving or facing away from each other “looking in opposite directions”
adjective	the other one of a complementary pair “the opposite sex”
adjective	altogether different in nature or quality or significance; ; - Charles Reade “the medicine's effect was opposite to that intended”
adjective	characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed “in diametric contradiction to his claims”
adverb	directly facing each other “the two photographs lay face-to-face on the table”

Word Forms

antonymous	adjective	of words: having opposite meanings
reverse	adjective	reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect
reverse	verb	cancel officially
oppose	verb	set into opposition or rivalry
oppositeness	noun	the relation between opposed entities
pole	noun	one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions
polarity	noun	a relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gegenteil

ein Wort, das eine Bedeutung ausdrückt, die der Bedeutung eines anderen Wortes entgegengesetzt ist; in diesem Fall sind die beiden Wörter Antonyme voneinander

🇫🇷French

opposé

un mot qui exprime un sens opposé à celui d'un autre mot, auquel cas les deux mots sont des antonymes l'un de l'autre

🇪🇸Spanish

opuesto

una palabra que expresa un significado opuesto al significado de otra palabra, en cuyo caso las dos palabras son antónimas entre sí

🇮🇹Italian

opposto

una parola che esprime un significato opposto al significato di un'altra parola, nel qual caso le due parole sono contrarie l'una dell'altra

🇳🇱Dutch

tegenovergestelde

een woord dat een betekenis uitdrukt die tegengesteld is aan de betekenis van een ander woord, in welk geval de twee woorden antoniemen van elkaar zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

oposto

uma palavra que expressa um significado oposto ao significado de outra palavra, caso em que as duas palavras são antônimos uma da outra

🇷🇺Russian

противоположный

слово, которое выражает значение, противоположное значению другого слова, и в этом случае два слова являются антонимами друг друга

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विलोम

एक शब्द जो दूसरे शब्द के अर्थ के विपरीत अर्थ व्यक्त करता है, ऐसी स्थिति में दोनों शब्द एक दूसरे के विलोम हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

বিপরীত

একটি শব্দ যা অন্য শব্দের অর্থের বিপরীতে একটি অর্থ প্রকাশ করে, এই ক্ষেত্রে দুটি শব্দ একে অপরের বিপরীত শব্দ

🇮🇳Tamil

எதிர்

மற்றொரு வார்த்தையின் அர்த்தத்திற்கு எதிரான ஒரு பொருளை வெளிப்படுத்தும் ஒரு சொல், இதில் இரண்டு வார்த்தைகளும் ஒன்றுக்கொன்று எதிர்ச்சொற்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎదురుగా

మరొక పదం యొక్క అర్ధానికి వ్యతిరేకమైన అర్థాన్ని వ్యక్తీకరించే పదం, ఈ సందర్భంలో రెండు పదాలు ఒకదానికొకటి వ్యతిరేక పదాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

विरुद्ध

असा शब्द जो दुसऱ्या शब्दाच्या अर्थाच्या विरूद्ध अर्थ व्यक्त करतो, अशा परिस्थितीत दोन शब्द एकमेकांचे विरुद्धार्थी आहेत

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિરુદ્ધ

એક શબ્દ જે બીજા શબ્દના અર્થની વિરુદ્ધ અર્થ વ્યક્ત કરે છે, આ કિસ્સામાં બે શબ્દો એકબીજાના વિરોધી શબ્દો છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿರುದ್ಧ

ಇನ್ನೊಂದು ಪದದ ಅರ್ಥಕ್ಕೆ ವಿರುದ್ಧವಾದ ಅರ್ಥವನ್ನು ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸುವ ಪದ, ಈ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಎರಡು ಪದಗಳು ಪರಸ್ಪರ ವಿರುದ್ಧಾರ್ಥಕಗಳಾಗಿವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

എതിർവശത്ത്

മറ്റൊരു വാക്കിൻ്റെ അർത്ഥത്തിന് വിരുദ്ധമായ അർത്ഥം പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വാക്ക്, ഈ സാഹചര്യത്തിൽ രണ്ട് വാക്കുകളും പരസ്പരം വിപരീതപദങ്ങളാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਲਟ

ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦੇ ਅਰਥ ਦੇ ਵਿਰੋਧ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਅਰਥ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਜਿਸ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੋ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਇੱਕ ਦੂਜੇ ਦੇ ਵਿਰੋਧੀ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

مخالف

ایک لفظ جو کسی دوسرے لفظ کے معنی کے مخالف معنی کا اظہار کرتا ہے، اس صورت میں دونوں الفاظ ایک دوسرے کے متضاد ہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

对面的

一个单词表达与另一个单词相反的含义，在这种情况下，这两个单词是彼此的反义词

🇯🇵Japanese

反対

別の単語の意味と反対の意味を表す単語。この場合、2 つの単語は互いに反意語になります。

🇰🇷Korean

반대

다른 단어의 의미와 반대되는 의미를 표현하는 단어. 이 경우 두 단어는 서로 반의어입니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đối diện

một từ diễn đạt một ý nghĩa trái ngược với ý nghĩa của một từ khác, trong trường hợp đó hai từ đó là từ trái nghĩa của nhau

🇹🇭Thai

ตรงข้าม

คำที่แสดงความหมายตรงข้ามกับความหมายของอีกคำหนึ่ง ซึ่งในกรณีนี้ทั้งสองคำจะตรงกันข้ามกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

di depan

sebuah kata yang mengungkapkan makna yang berlawanan dengan makna kata lain, dalam hal ini kedua kata tersebut merupakan antonim satu sama lain

🇵🇭Filipino

kabaligtaran

isang salita na nagpapahayag ng isang kahulugan na salungat sa kahulugan ng isa pang salita, kung saan ang dalawang salita ay magkasalungat sa isa't isa

🇲🇾Malay

bertentangan

perkataan yang menyatakan makna yang bertentangan dengan makna perkataan lain, dalam hal ini kedua-dua perkataan adalah antonim antara satu sama lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عكس

كلمة تعبر عن معنى يخالف معنى كلمة أخرى، وفي هذه الحالة تكون الكلمتان متضادتين لبعضهما البعض

🇮🇷Persian

مقابل

کلمه ای که معنایی مخالف معنای کلمه دیگر را بیان می کند که در این صورت این دو کلمه متضاد یکدیگر هستند.

🇹🇷Turkish

zıt

başka bir kelimenin anlamına zıt bir anlamı ifade eden bir kelime; bu durumda iki kelime birbirinin zıt anlamlısıdır

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוּל

מילה המבטאת משמעות מנוגדת למשמעות של מילה אחרת, ובמקרה זה שתי המילים הן ניגודיות זו של זו

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What is the primary definition of the word 'opposite'?

The primary meaning of 'opposite' is 'a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'opposite' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'opposite' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'opposite' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'opposite' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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