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opposite

Pronunciation: [ˈɑːpəzɪt]

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Learn how to use opposite in a sentence: 9 audio examples across 3 meanings.

Context: “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.

Example

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.

Example

What are the opposite sides of a square?

Context: “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.

Example

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.

Example

Can you name two opposites like good and bad?

Context: “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.

Example

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.

Example

Which way is the opposite of where we came from?

How to pronounce opposite

Pronunciation: [ˈɑːpəzɪt]

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