· 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'"

Synonym(s): antonym, opposite_word

Hypernym(s): word

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

Synonym(s): reverse, contrary

Hypernym(s): opposition, oppositeness

· a contestant that you are matched against

Synonym(s): opposition, opponent

Hypernym(s): contestant

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

Synonym(s): inverse

Hypernym(s): opposition, oppositeness

· 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"

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

Synonym(s): paired

Antonym(s): alternate

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

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

· 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

· 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"

Synonym(s): diametric, diametrical, polar

· 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(s): face-to-face, face_to_face