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opposite

/ˈɒp.ə.zɪt/ UK
/ˈɒp.ə.sɪt/ UK
/ˈɑ.pə.sɪt/ Atlantic Canada, US
/ˈɑp.sɪt/ Atlantic Canada, US
/ˈɑ.pə.zɪt/ Atlantic Canada, US
/ˈɒp.ə.zɪt/ Boston, Canada, Maine
/ˈɒp.ə.sɪt/ Boston, Canada, Maine
/ˈɔp.ə.zɪt/ Australia
/ˈɔp.ə.sɪt/ Australia
/ˈɒp.ə.zət/ New Zealand
[ˈɔ̟p.ə.zət] New Zealand
/ˈɒp.ə.sət/ New Zealand
[ˈɔ̟p.ə.sət] New Zealand
/ˈɔː.pə.zɪʈ/ India
/əˈpoː.zɪʈ/ India
/ˈoʊ.pə.sɪt/ Philippines

Where it comes from

Inherited from Middle English opposit, borrowed from Old French oposite, from Latin oppositus, perfect passive participle of oppōnō (“to oppose”). Compare oppose.

adjective opposit

not comparable Located directly across from something else, or from each other. She saw him walking on the opposite side of the road.
not comparable Of leaves and flowers, positioned directly across from each other on a stem.
not comparable Facing in the other direction. They were moving in opposite directions.
not comparable Of either of two complementary or mutually exclusive things. He is attracted to the opposite sex.
not comparable Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; antagonistic. Novels, by which the reader is misled into another sort of pieasure opposite to that which is designed in an epick poem.
Similar: polar

noun opposites · opposit

A person or thing that is importantly (substantively) different from someone or something else.
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.
Similar: polar opposite
An opponent. The dogfighter fought closely with his opposite.
A counterpart. The Swedish diplomat worked closely with his opposite from Denmark.
An antonym. "Up" is the opposite of "down".
An additive inverse.

adverb opposit

not comparable In an opposite position. I was on my seat and she stood opposite.
not comparable On another channel at the same time.

preposition opposit

Facing, or across from. There’s a bus stop opposite the faculty entrance, right on the other side of the road.
Similar: vis-à-vis
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.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: diametric, antonym, contrary, opposition, different, opponent, inverse, other, reverse, face-to-face, diametrical, polar, opposite word, paired, antithesis, antithetical

adjective

Translations

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adj facing the other way

Español	opósito
हिन्दी	विपरीत viprīt, उल्टा ulṭā, उलट ulaṭ
Português	oposto
Français	opposé
Deutsch	entgegengesetzt
Italiano	opposto, opposta
Română	opus, opusă
Tiếng Việt	trái ngược, đối nghịch, ngược
עברית	ממול mimul

adj located directly across from

Español	opósito
한국어	반대의 bandae'ui
日本語	向こう mukō, 向かい mukai
中文	對面的 /对面的 duìmiàn de
हिन्दी	सामने sāmne
Português	oposto
Français	opposé
Deutsch	gegenüberliegend, andere
Italiano	opposto
Ελληνικά	απέναντι apénanti
Română	opus
Русский	противополо́жный protivopolóžnyj
Tiếng Việt	bên kia, đối diện
العربية	ضِدّ ḍidd
עברית	ממול mimul

adj of complementary or mutually exclusive things

Español	opósito
日本語	あべこべ abekobe
Português	oposto
Deutsch	andere
Tiếng Việt	trái ngược
العربية	آخَر ʔāḵar
עברית	הפוך

adj extremely different

Español	opósito

noun contrary thing

Español	contrario, opuesto
日本語	あべこべ abekobe
हिन्दी	प्रतिकूल pratikūl
Português	oposto, contrário
Français	contraire, inverse
Deutsch	Gegenteil, Gegensatz
Italiano	opposto, contrario
Ελληνικά	αντίθετο antítheto
Русский	противополо́жность protivopolóžnostʹ
Tiếng Việt	thứ trái ngược, điều trái ngược
עברית	הפך héfekh

noun opponent

Español	opuesto
हिन्दी	विपक्षी vipakṣī, प्रतिपक्षी pratipakṣī, प्रतिद्वंद्वी pratidvandvī
Português	oponente
Français	adversaire
Tiếng Việt	đối thủ

noun antonym

中文	相反 xiāngfǎn
हिन्दी	विलोम शब्द vilom śabd, विपरीतार्थक viprītārthak
Português	antónimo, antônimo
Français	contraire
Deutsch	Gegenteil
Ελληνικά	αντώνυμο antónymo
Tiếng Việt	từ trái nghĩa
עברית	היפך, הֶפֶךְ héfech

adv in an opposite position

Español	al opósito
日本語	あべこべ abekobe
Português	oposto
Français	en face
Deutsch	gegenüber
Ελληνικά	απέναντι apénanti
Tiếng Việt	đối diện
العربية	عَلَى العَكْس ʕalā l-ʕaks

prep across from

日本語	...の向かい側に ...no mukaigawa ni
中文	對面 /对面 duìmiàn
हिन्दी	... के सामने ... ke sāmne
Português	na frente de
Français	en face de
Deutsch	gegenüber
Italiano	di fronte a
Ελληνικά	απέναντι apénanti
Русский	напро́тив naprótiv
Tiếng Việt	đối diện
العربية	فِي مُوَاجَهَة fī muwājaha, أَمَام ʔamām, مُقَابِل muqābil

prep in a complementary role to

العربية	أَمَام ʔamām

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@misc{opposite_2026,
  title = {opposite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/opposite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}