Contraposition

Contraposition
(Roget's Thesaurus)
<- N
PARAG:Contraposition->N
GRP: \\ N \\ 1
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ contraposition
contraposition
opposition
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ polarity
polarity
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ inversion
inversion
&c. 218
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ opposite side
opposite side
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ reverse
reverse
inverse
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ counterpart
counterpart
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ antipodes
antipodes
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ opposite poles
opposite poles
North and South
GRP: \\ N \\ 2
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ antonym
antonym
opposite
=>(contrariety)
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PARAG:Contraposition->V
GRP: \\ V \\ 1
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ be opposite
be opposite
&c.->Adj.
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ subtend
subtend
PARAG:Contraposition->Adj
GRP: \\ Adj \\ 1
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ opposite
opposite
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ reverse
reverse
inverse
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ converse
converse
antipodal
subcontrary
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ fronting
fronting
facing
diametrically opposite
GRP: \\ Adj \\ 2
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 2 \\ Northern
Northern
septentrional
Boreal
arctic
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 2 \\ Southern
Southern
Austral
antarctic
PARAG:Contraposition->Adv
GRP: \\ Adv \\ 1
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ over
over
over the way
over against
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ against
against
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ face to face
face to face
vis-a-vis
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ as poles asunder
as poles asunder

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