- Types Of Speech
- You can use opposite as a article, noun, adverb or as a adjective satellite in a sentence.
- About Opposite
- A 3 syllables article and 8 letters with the letters e, i, o, p, s, and t, 4 consonants, 4 vowels and 3 syllables with the middle letters os. Opposite starts with and ends with a vowel with the starting letters o, op, opp, oppo, oppos, and the ending characters are e, te, ite, site, osite, . Opposite is also a double consonant (pp) word. View the double consonant words list.
- Definition
- Two words that express opposing concepts; "to him the opposite of gay was depressed"
- Origin/Roots
- Latin
- School Grade
- Opposite is set as a sat word that starts with o, ends with e, 3 syllables, 4 vowels and 8 letters.
- Pig Latin
- Opposite in Pig Latin is said as "oppositeay or oppositeway".
- Unigram
- o | p | p | o | s | i | t | e
- Bigram
- op | pp | po | os | si | it | te
- Trigram
- opp | ppo | pos | osi | sit | ite
- Quadrigram
- oppo | ppos | posi | osit | site
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- two words that express opposing concepts;
"to him the opposite of gay was depressed" - a contestant that you are matched against
- a relation of direct opposition;
"we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true" - something inverted in sequence or character or effect;
"when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse"
- Article Examples
- of leaves etc;
growing in pairs on either side of a stem;
"opposite leaves"
- Adjective Satellite Examples
- characterized by opposite extremes;
completely opposed;
"in diametric contradiction to his claims";
"diametrical (or opposite) points of view";
"opposite meanings";
"extreme and indefensible polar positions" - altogether different in nature or quality or significance;
"the medicine's effect was opposite to that intended";
"it is said that opposite characters make a union happiest"- Charles Reade - the other one of a complementary pair;
"the opposite sex";
"the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors" - being directly across from each other;
facing;
"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" - moving or facing away from each other;
"looking in opposite directions";
"they went in opposite directions"
- Adverb Examples
- directly facing each other;
"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"
Synonym | Definition |
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Abhorrent | offensive to the mind "an abhorrent deed" "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee" "morally repugnant customs" "repulsive behavior" "the most repulsive character in recent novels" |
Across | placed crosswise "spoken with a straight face but crossed fingers" "crossed forks" "seated with arms across" |
Adversary | someone who offers opposition |
Adversative | expressing antithesis or opposition "the adversative conjunction `but'' in `poor but happy''" |
Adverse | in an opposing direction "adverse currents" "a contrary wind" |
Adversive | |
Against | |
Alien | a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere |
Antagonist | a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug |
Antagonistic | opposing or neutralizing or mitigating an effect by contrary action |
View all cognitive synonyms for Opposite
Anagram | Definition |
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Opposite | two words that express opposing concepts "to him the opposite of gay was depressed" |
View English words with the unique letters used in opposite. Words With The Letters Eiopst
Word | Definition |
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Word | a unit of language that native speakers can identify "words are the blocks from which sentences are made" "he hardly said ten words all morning" |
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Opposite Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With O
- Ends With E
- Spelled With / Contains Letters