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opposite

Prononciation : [ˈɑːpəzɪt]

Mot

Contexte : « similarity »

(adjective) when two things are completely different from each other. If one thing is true, its opposite is not true at all. It's like day and night, they are opposite.

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The colors blue and orange are opposite on the color wheel.

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Hot and cold are not the same; they are opposite temperatures.

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What are the opposite sides of a square?

Contexte : « relationship »

(noun) a thing that is completely different from another thing. It's like saying they don't match at all, like a cat and a dog are opposites in some ways.

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The teacher explained that love is the opposite of hate.

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There is no opposite of the number five that can be added to it to make ten.

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Can you name two opposites like good and bad?

Contexte : « location »

(noun) the direction that is directly across from a certain point. For example, if you're looking straight ahead, the opposite is behind you.

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The mailbox is located on the opposite side of the street from my house.

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The front door is not on the opposite side of the building; it is right next to it.

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Which way is the opposite of where we came from?

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