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opposite

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'"

noun: a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"

noun: a contestant that you are matched against

noun: something inverted in sequence or character or effect; "when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse"

adj: 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"

adj: of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem; "opposite leaves"

adj: moving or facing away from each other; "looking in opposite directions"; "they went in opposite directions"

adj: the other one of a complementary pair; "the opposite sex"; "the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors"

adj: 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

adj: 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"

adv: 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"


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opposite

Length: 8 letters

Scrabble value: 12

Words with Friends value: 14

Literati value: 10

TWL (USA): Found

SOWPODS (UK): Found


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