Synonyms for opposite

Other words for “opposite”, grouped by meaning.

We found 15 synonyms for “opposite”. The most common are antonym, opposite word, reverse, contrary, opposition.

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

noun a relation of direct opposition

noun a contestant that you are matched against

noun something inverted in sequence or character or effect

Synonymsinverse

adjective being directly across from each other; facing

Similarother

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

Synonymspaired

adjective moving or facing away from each other

Similarother

adjective the other one of a complementary pair

Similarother

adjective altogether different in nature or quality or significance

adjective characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed

adverb directly facing each other

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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