opposite - Meaning in Kannada

opposite - Meaning in Kannada

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Definitions and Meaning of opposite in English

opposite adjective

1. of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem

   Example

   • "opposite leaves"
2. characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed

   Examples

   • "diametrical (or opposite) points of view"
   • "extreme and indefensible polar positions"
   • "in diametric contradiction to his claims"
   • "opposite meanings"
3. altogether different in nature or quality or significance

   Examples

   • "it is said that opposite characters make a union happiest"
   • "the medicine's effect was opposite to that intended"
4. the other one of a complementary pair

   Examples

   • "the opposite sex"
   • "the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors"
5. being directly across from each other; facing

   Examples

   • "And I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm"
   • "at opposite poles"
   • "we lived on opposite sides of the street"
6. moving or facing away from each other

   Examples

   • "looking in opposite directions"
   • "they went in opposite directions"

opposite abverb

1. directly facing each other

   Examples

   • "lived all their lives in houses face-to-face across the street"
   • "the two photographs lay face-to-face on the table"
   • "they sat opposite at the table"

opposite noun

1. a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other

   Example

   • "to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'"
2. a contestant that you are matched against
3. a relation of direct opposition

   Example

   • "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"
4. something inverted in sequence or character or effect

   Example

   • "when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse"

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