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opposite

/ˈɑpəzət/ · 8 letters · 6 distinct letters

  1. adjective

    being directly across from each other; facing;, Longfellow

    And I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm

  2. adjective

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

    opposite leaves

  3. adjective

    moving or facing away from each other

    looking in opposite directions

  4. adjective

    the other one of a complementary pair

    the opposite sex

  5. adjective

    altogether different in nature or quality or significance; ;, Charles Reade

    the medicine's effect was opposite to that intended

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