opposite
Located directly across from something else, or from each other.
Example
“She saw him walking on the opposite side of the road.”
Other meanings
Of leaves and flowers, positioned directly across from each other on a stem.
Facing in the other direction.
“They were moving in opposite directions.”
Related words
- oppositely
- oppositeness
- subopposite
- opposite angle
- opposite number
- opposite side
- opposite sex
- oppo taco
Example sentences
Word history
From Old French "oposite".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “opposite” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.