opposite

I

(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Radically different]

Syn. contrary, antithetical, antithetic, reverse, inverse, converse, diametric, diametrical, antonymous, contrasting, contradictory, counter, conflicting, opposed, opposing, polar, poles apart, antipodal, antipodean, incompatible, irreconcilable; see also different 1 .

Ant. same, synonymous, alike.

2. [In conflict]

Syn. adverse, inimical, hostile; see opposed , opposing 2 .

3. [So situated as to seem to oppose]

Syn. facing, fronting, in front of, across from, on different sides, on opposite sides, in opposition to, on the other side, confronting, looking out on, against, front to front, back to back, nose to nose, on the farther side, retrograde, opposing, opposed, diametrical, vis-à-vis, en face (French), eyeball to eyeball*.

Ant. matched*, on the same side, side by side.

n.

Syn. contradiction, contrary, converse, direct opposite, opposition, foil, vice versa, antithesis, antipodes, antistrophe, antonym, counter term, counterpart, inverse, reverse, adverse, the opposite pole, the other extreme, the other side, the opposite term, the opposite force, the opposite idea; see also contrast 2 .

Ant. alike*, same, a related thing, a similar thing.

Syn.- opposite is applied to things that are symmetrically opposed in position, direction, character, etc. [ they sat at opposite ends of the table; the opposite sex ] ; contrary adds to this connotations of conflict or antagonism [ they hold contrary views ] ; antithetical implies diametrical opposition so that the contrasted things are as far apart or as different as is possible [ our interests are completely antithetical] ; reverse applies to that which moves or faces in the opposite direction [ the reverse side of a fabric ] ; antonymous is used specifically of words that are so opposed in meaning that each contradicts, reverses, or negates the other [ good and bad are antonymous terms ]

II

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

reverse, contrary, inverse, antithesis, counterpart, *other side of the coin, *flipside.

ANT.: twin, mirror image, duplicate

II

a.

facing, face to face, vis a vis, inverse, obverse, contrary, contradictory, antithetical, reverse.

ANT.: corresponding

III

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I adjective Diametrically opposed: antipodal, antipodean, antithetical, antonymic, antonymous, contradictory, contrary, converse2, counter, diametric, diametrical, opposing, polar, reverse. See SUPPORT. II noun That which is diametrically opposed to another: antipode, antipodes, antithesis, antonym, contrary, converse2, counter, reverse. Logic: contradictory, contraposi-tive. See SUPPORT.