Word Definitions & Examples
adjective satellite
Sense 1
"looking in opposite directions"
"they went in opposite directions"
Similar:
other
adjective satellite
Sense 2
"And I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm"- Longfellow"
"we lived on opposite sides of the street"
"at opposite poles"
Similar:
other
adjective satellite
Sense 4
"the opposite sex"
"the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors"
Similar:
other
adjective satellite
Sense 5
"the medicine''s effect was opposite to that intended"
"it is said that opposite characters make a union happiest"- Charles Reade"
Similar:
different
adverb
Sense 6
"the two photographs lay face-to-face on the table"
"lived all their lives in houses face-to-face across the street"
"they sat opposite at the table"
noun
Sense 7
"when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse"
adjective satellite
Sense 8
"in diametric contradiction to his claims"
"diametrical (or opposite) points of view"
"opposite meanings"
"extreme and indefensible polar positions"
Similar:
different
noun
Sense 9
"we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"
noun
Sense 10
Type of:
contestant
Semantic Complexity
84%
Sense Count
11
Total Synonyms
5
Total Relationships
26
Times Searched
3
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