opposite
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other
to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'
Types & categories
- word hypernym
- direct antonym hyponym
- indirect antonym hyponym
Related & opposite
- synonym antonym
- antonymous derivation
Sense 2 adjective
being directly across from each other; facing
And I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm
Related & opposite
- other similar to
Sense 3 adverb
directly facing each other
the two photographs lay face-to-face on the table
Sense 4 noun
a relation of direct opposition
we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true
Types & categories
- oppositeness hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 adjective
of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem
opposite leaves
Related & opposite
Sense 6 noun
a contestant that you are matched against
Types & categories
- contestant hypernym
Related & opposite
- pit derivation
Sense 7 adjective
moving or facing away from each other
looking in opposite directions
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- other similar to
Sense 8 noun
something inverted in sequence or character or effect
when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse
Types & categories
- oppositeness hypernym
- additive inverse hyponym
- multiplicative inverse hyponym
Sense 9 adjective
the other one of a complementary pair
the opposite sex
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- other similar to
Sense 10 adjective
altogether different in nature or quality or significance
the medicine's effect was opposite to that intended
Related & opposite
- oppositeness derivation
- different similar to
Sense 11 adjective
characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed
in diametric contradiction to his claims
Related & opposite
- pole derivation
- oppositeness derivation
- mutual opposition derivation
- different similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | synonym |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | antonymous |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | word |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | direct antonym |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | indirect antonym |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | other |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | reverse |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | repeal |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | inverse |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | oppositeness |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | alternate |
| 5 | domain topic | Related & opposite | phytology |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | pit |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | contestant |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | other |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | oppositeness |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | additive inverse |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | multiplicative inverse |
| 9 | similar to | Related & opposite | other |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | oppositeness |
| 10 | similar to | Related & opposite | different |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | pole |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | oppositeness |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | mutual opposition |
| 11 | similar to | Related & opposite | different |