opposite

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Synonyms: apposite, opposit, oppose, composite, opposing, oppositive, opposites, deposite, opposure

Antonyms: apposite, opposit, oppose, composite, opposing, oppositive, opposites, deposite, opposure

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Adjective

1. [[locate|Located]] [[directly]] [[across]] from something else, or from each other.
2. {{lb|en|botany}} Of [[leaf|leaves]] and [[flower]]s, positioned directly across from each other on a stem.
3. [[face|Facing]] in the other [[direction]].
4. Of either of two [[complementary]] or [[mutually exclusive]] things.
5. Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; antagonistic.

Noun

1. Something or someone [[#Adjective|opposite]] to something or someone else.

Adverb

1. In an opposite position.
2. {{lb|en|television}} On another [[channel]] at the same time.

Preposition

1. [[facing|Facing]], or [[across]] from.
2. In a [[complementary]] [[role]] to.
3. {{lb|en|television}} On another [[channel]] at the same time.

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