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Other forms: opposite words
Definitions of opposite word
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noun
a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other
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synonyms:
antonym, opposite
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Antonyms:
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equivalent word, synonym
two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context
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types:
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direct antonym
antonyms that are commonly associated (e.g., `wet’ and `dry’)
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indirect antonym
antonyms whose opposition is mediated (e.g., the antonymy of `wet’ and `parched’ is mediated by the similarity of `parched’ to `dry’)
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type of:
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word
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
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equivalent word, synonym
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opposite meaning
English-spanish dictionary > opposite meaning
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opposite meaning
English to Farsi dictionary > opposite meaning
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opposite meaning
s.
significado contrario.
Nuevo Diccionario Inglés-Español > opposite meaning
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words of opposite meaning
English-Turkish dictionary > words of opposite meaning
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words of opposite meaning
English-Turkish dictionary > words of opposite meaning
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it has exactly the opposite meaning …
• он имеет как раз противоположное значение…
English-Russian dictionary of phrases and cliches for a specialist researcher > it has exactly the opposite meaning …
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opposite
1.
adjective
1) gegenüberliegend [Straßenseite, Ufer]; entgegengesetzt [Ende]
2) entgegengesetzt [Weg, Richtung]
3) entgegengesetzt, gegensätzlich [Beschreibungen, Aussagen]
4)
2.
noun
Gegenteil, das (of von)
3.
adverb
4.
preposition
* * *
[‘opəzit]
1.
1) gegenüberliegend
2) entgegengesetzt
2.
gegenüber
3.
das Gegenteil
* * *
op·po·site
[ˈɒpəzɪt, AM ˈɑ:-]
I. n
▪ the opposite das Gegenteil
cold and hot are opposites kalt ist das Gegenteil von heiß
opposite interests gegensätzliche Interessen
2. (facing) gegenüberliegend
they sat at opposite ends of the table from each other sie saßen sich an den beiden Tischenden gegenüber
the opposite direction die entgegengesetzte Richtung
on the opposite page/side of the street auf der gegenüberliegenden [o anderen] Seite/Straßenseite
who owns that shop opposite? wem gehört der Laden gegenüber?
III. adv inv gegenüber
she asked the man sitting opposite what time it was sie fragte den ihr gegenübersitzenden Mann nach der Uhrzeit
we live opposite a bakery wir wohnen gegenüber einer Bäckerei
2. FILM, TV, THEAT (acting with)
to play opposite sb jds Gegenrolle [o Gegenüber] spielen
* * *
[‘ɒpəzɪt]
1) entgegengesetzt; gegenüberliegend
, gegenüber
on the opposite page — auf der Seite gegenüber, auf der gegenüberliegenden or anderen Seite
2) entgegengesetzt (
to, from
, zu)
Gegenteil ; Gegensatz
quite the opposite! —
gegenüber, auf der anderen or gegenüberliegenden Seite
gegenüber
* * *
A adj (adv oppositely)
1. gegenüberliegend, -stehend ( beide:
to dat), Gegen…:
2. umgekehrt, entgegengesetzt:
3. gegensätzlich, entgegengesetzt, gegenteilig, (grund)verschieden, ander(er, e, es):
4. gegnerisch, Gegen…:
a) (Amts)Kollege m (eines Ministers etc),
b) Pendant n, Gegenstück n (Person und Sache);
B s Gegenteil n ( auch MATH), Gegensatz m:
quite the opposite! ganz im Gegenteil!; → attract B 2
C adv gegenüber (to dat)
D präp
1. gegenüber (dat):
op. abk
opp. abk
* * *
1.
adjective
1) gegenüberliegend [Straßenseite, Ufer]; entgegengesetzt [Ende]
2) entgegengesetzt [Weg, Richtung]
3) entgegengesetzt, gegensätzlich [Beschreibungen, Aussagen]
4)
2.
noun
Gegenteil, das (of von)
3.
adverb
4.
preposition
* * *
adj.
entgegengesetzt adj.
gegenüber adj.
gegenüberliegend adj.
nebenstehend (abgebildet) adj. n.
Gegenteil n.
English-german dictionary > opposite
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opposite
I [‘ɔpəzɪt]
n
It is just the opposite of what I’ve said. — Это прямо противоположно тому, что я сказал.
The facts are just the opposite. — Факты говорят об обратном.
I thought quite the opposite. — Я думал как раз наоборот.
— opposite of smth, smb
CHOICE OF WORDS:
Русскому наоборот, обозначающему возражение, в английском языке соответствует словосочетание quite (just) the opposite. Кроме оборота quite (just) the opposite, русскому наоборот могут соответствовать on the contrary, the other way around. Оборот on the contrary относится ко всему предложению, употребляется как вводный и обычно стоит в начале предложения: I suppose you also went with him — On the contrary, I stayed at home. Вы, наверно, тоже пошли с ним — Совсем нет, я остался дома. /Как раз наоборот, я остался дома. Обороты the other way around и quite the opposite относятся к действиям и в предложении определяют глаголы: he did just the opposite он сделал как раз наоборот; she did everything the other way around она же сделала все наоборот
II [‘ɔpəzɪt]
adj
противоположный, обратный
The house right (directly) opposite. — Дом точно (как раз) напротив.
The two words are opposite in meating. — У этих двух слов противоположные значения.
The two experiments were opposite in their results. — Эти два опыта дали противоположные результаты
— opposite interests
— opposite sides
— opposite to what was expected
— at the opposite end of the city
— on the opposite bank of the river
— live opposite the post-office
— walk in the opposite direction
— trains coming from opposite directions
III [‘ɔpəzɪt]
напротив, против, по другую сторону
The two words are opposite in meaning. — У этих двух слов противоположные значения.
The house is directly (right) opposite to ours. — Этот дом как раз напротив нашего.
USAGE:
English-Russian combinatory dictionary > opposite
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mainland (idiomatic, meaning the opposite of a very remote area)
большая земля
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > mainland (idiomatic, meaning the opposite of a very remote area)
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смысл
в смысле — in the context, in terms of
2) point
в том, что он говорит, есть смысл — he’s got a point there
Russian-english dctionary of diplomacy > смысл
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not
لَمْ (أداة نفي)
not: (often shortened in speech to n’t with the verbs be, can, dare, do, have, may, must, need, ought) a word that gives an opposite meaning to any word or sentence: He did not or didn’t come.
مَا (أداة نفي لَمْ)
not: (often shortened in speech to n’t with the verbs be, can, dare, do, have, may, must, need, ought) a word that gives an opposite meaning to any word or sentence: He did not (or didn’t come)..
Arabic-English glossary > not
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обратный
обра́тный путь — return journey, way back
обра́тная ви́за — return visa [‘viːzə]
обра́тный а́дрес — sender’s address
в обра́тном направле́нии — the other way
обра́тная связь — feedback
обра́тная реа́кция — retroaction
обра́тный ход — reverse motion, back stroke
в обра́тную сто́рону — in the opposite direction
обра́тный смысл — opposite meaning / sense
обра́тное отноше́ние — inverse ratio
обра́тная пропо́рция — inverse proportion
обра́тная величина́ — reciprocal value, inverse number
••
обра́тный биле́т — ticket for the return portion of the trip; return ticket амер.
име́ющий обра́тную си́лу — retroactive, retrospective; ex post facto
Новый большой русско-английский словарь > обратный
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обратный
1. reverse
обратный билет — return ticket
Русско-английский словарь Смирнитского > обратный
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반대말
n. antonym, word having the opposite meaning of another word, opposite
Korean-English dictionary > 반대말
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لا (أداة نفي)
لا (أداة نفي)
neither: (with nor) not: He neither ate nor drank. Neither he nor I was able to lift it. no: (the opposite of yes) an expression of disagreement or refusal: No, I won’t do it. not: (often shortened in speech to n’t with the verbs be, can, dare, do, have, may, must, need, ought) a word that gives an opposite meaning to any word or sentence: He did not or didn’t come. It’s not true. It’s blue, not green, it may be true, but I hope not.
لا
only: simply; just: He only does it to annoy me (he has no other reason for doing it).
See Also
ليس إلاّ
لا أبدًا
by no means: not at all; certainly not: He’s by no means so clever as he thinks.
لا… أبدًا
not nearly: far from; certainly not: This money is not nearly enough.
Arabic-English dictionary > لا (أداة نفي)
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neither
لا (أداة نفي)
neither: (with nor) not: He neither ate nor drank. Neither he nor I was able to lift it. no: (the opposite of yes) an expression of disagreement or refusal: No, I won’t do it. not: (often shortened in speech to n’t with the verbs be, can, dare, do, have, may, must, need, ought) a word that gives an opposite meaning to any word or sentence: He did not or didn’t come. It’s not true. It’s blue, not green, it may be true, but I hope not.
Arabic-English glossary > neither
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no
لا (أداة نفي)
neither: (with nor) not: He neither ate nor drank. Neither he nor I was able to lift it. no: (the opposite of yes) an expression of disagreement or refusal: No, I won’t do it. not: (often shortened in speech to n’t with the verbs be, can, dare, do, have, may, must, need, ought) a word that gives an opposite meaning to any word or sentence: He did not or didn’t come. It’s not true. It’s blue, not green, it may be true, but I hope not.
Arabic-English glossary > no
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not
لا (أداة نفي)
neither: (with nor) not: He neither ate nor drank. Neither he nor I was able to lift it. no: (the opposite of yes) an expression of disagreement or refusal: No, I won’t do it. not: (often shortened in speech to n’t with the verbs be, can, dare, do, have, may, must, need, ought) a word that gives an opposite meaning to any word or sentence: He did not or didn’t come. It’s not true. It’s blue, not green, it may be true, but I hope not.
Arabic-English glossary > not
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yes
لا (أداة نفي)
neither: (with nor) not: He neither ate nor drank. Neither he nor I was able to lift it. no: (the opposite of yes) an expression of disagreement or refusal: No, I won’t do it. not: (often shortened in speech to n’t with the verbs be, can, dare, do, have, may, must, need, ought) a word that gives an opposite meaning to any word or sentence: He did not or didn’t come. It’s not true. It’s blue, not green, it may be true, but I hope not.
Arabic-English glossary > yes
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С-190
HE ПОД СИЛУ кому
PrepP
Invar
subj-compl
with copula (
subj
:
abstr
or
infin
)
used without negation to convey the opposite meaning)
1. Also: HE ПО СИЛАМ (
occas.
used as nonagreeing
postmodif
)
sth.
is beyond the limits of
s.o.
‘s physical strength or beyond his abilities, competence
etc
: X Y-y не под силу — X is beyond Y’s power (strength, capacity (to understand), reach)
X is not in (within) Y’s power
X Is more than Y can do (deliver, handle)
Y doesn’t have what it takes (to do X)
X is too much for Y
Y lacks the strength (the ability) (to do X)
(in limited contexts) Y is not competent at X
X Y-y под силу — Y has the strength (the ability, the power) to do X
Y can do (handle) X
Y has it in him (has what it takes) to do X
(in limited contexts) Y is competent at X
X is within Yb means.
2.
sth.
is very difficult or impossible for
s.o.
to do (because he lacks decisiveness, does not dare to, cannot overcome his sluggishness
etc
)
X Y-y не под силу = Y just can’t (get himself to (make himself
etc
)) do X
Y is incapable of doing X
there is no way Y can do X
(in limited contexts) Y can’t bear the thought of doing X.
Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > С-190
Antonyms are words that have the opposite meaning in relation to other words in
proposal. Using antonyms can help us improve our writing and vocabulary skills
stock’s.
Definition of antonyms
An Antonym is a word that means the opposite of another word. For example, the antonym
«hot» can be «cold». The root words for the word «antonym» are the words » anti»,
meaning «against» or «opposite» and «onym» meaning «name».
To better understand antonyms, let’s look at what the word «synonym» means. The synonym is
a word that has a meaning similar to or exactly the same meaning as another word. Synonyms
and antonyms are exactly the opposite.
Why are antonyms important?
Oddly enough, to better understand the meaning of a word, we can look at its antonym or
opposite value. For example, take the word «surly». The definition of «gloomy» — » gloomy
or sullen humor.» Sometimes even reading a dictionary is not enough to give us a complete
understanding of the word. Most dictionaries also provide synonyms and antonyms.
For Example, here are a few listed synonyms for the word «surly»: «surly», » sour»,
«sullen».
In addition, here are a few antonyms: «cheerful» and «optimistic». Now we know that
the opposite of «Moody» is cheerful and even optimistic! A look at synonyms and antonyms
does give us a clearer definition.
Using antonyms in writing
Sometimes we
we find it difficult when trying to choose the best word in a sentence, or we are too often
we use the same words. For example,
we can look for a word that means the opposite of» manly, » but we want to
choose a different word than » scared.» Let’s
let’s take the antonym challenge and see if we can find the best word!
When we search for the word
«manly» and scroll down to the list of antonyms, we see words like:
«cowardly» and «weak-willed». These words are more vivid than the word «scared», and
by using brighter words in our writing, we improve our writing.
Roman
2 years ago
easy-going
Ответить
1 year ago
Hi
Я тупой
10 months ago
не привет а пока
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[ op—uh-zit, -sit ]
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adjective
situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.
contrary or radically different in some respect common to both, as in nature, qualities, direction, result, or significance; opposed: opposite sides in a controversy;opposite directions.
being the other of two related or corresponding things: Most of my family lives on the opposite coast, so I only see them a few times a year.
Botany.
- situated on diametrically opposed sides of an axis, as leaves when there are two on one node.
- having one organ vertically above another; superimposed.
adverse or inimical.
noun
a person or thing that is opposite or contrary.
an antonym.
Archaic. an opponent; antagonist.
preposition
across from; facing: The guest of honor sat opposite me at the banquet.
in a role parallel or complementary to: He has played opposite many leading ladies.
adverb
on opposite sides.
on the opposite side: I was at one end and she sat opposite.
to the opposite side; in the opposite direction: I went to the left balcony, and he went opposite.
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Origin of opposite
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin oppositus, past participle of oppōnere “to set against”; see oppose, -ite2
synonym study for opposite
2. Opposite, contrary, reverse imply that two things differ from each other in such a way as to indicate a definite kind of relationship. Opposite suggests symmetrical antithesis in position, action, or character: opposite ends of a pole, sides of a road, views. Contrary sometimes adds to opposite the idea of conflict or antagonism: contrary statements, beliefs. Reverse suggests something that faces or moves in the opposite direction: the reverse side of a coin; a reverse gear.
OTHER WORDS FROM opposite
op·po·site·ly, adverbop·po·site·ness, nounsub·op·po·site, adjectivesub·op·po·site·ly, adverb
sub·op·po·site·ness, noun
Words nearby opposite
opposed, opposed-cylinder, opposed-piston engine, opposeless, opposing, opposite, opposite field, opposite number, opposite prompt, opposite sex, opposition
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Words related to opposite
adverse, antagonistic, antithetical, contradictory, differing, paradoxical, reversed, antithesis, contrary, antipodal, counter, facing, hostile, independent, inverse, obverse, separate, antipode, antonym, contra
How to use opposite in a sentence
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The trajectory of the Sun, meanwhile, is the opposite of Chicago’s journey.
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Though this may seem like yet another effort to “get tough” on China, it does just the opposite.
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Unfortunately, federal officials are doing just the opposite.
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Steve Levitt tries to learn more about this one-time academic and Hollywood non-conformist, who is both very similar to him and also quite his opposite.
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It had the opposite effect after Republicans protested the move.
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The media tend to frame situations like this as aberrations, but in this case, quite the opposite is the truth.
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But quite unlike the schmuck, and this is the fun part, they never run up the white flag; indeed quite the opposite.
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Couple walked towards the opposite end of the dungeon, where she previously played with Destiny.
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As Rathod noted, SIX is not supposed to be merely the opposite of ALEC.
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I’m very interested in Liv Ullmann for the woman’s part, opposite Sean … yes … oh, I see then.
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When we speak against one capital vice, we ought to speak against its opposite; the middle betwixt both is the point for virtue.
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Sam sat opposite him in perfect silence, waiting, with eager curiosity, for the termination of the scene.
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The opposite of these two methods of rote learning is my method, which injects an active process between each pair of words.
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A method of Vacuity pure and simple—the exact opposite of Mental Assimilation.
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The characteristics of the different forms are well shown in the table on opposite page, modified from Hill.
British Dictionary definitions for opposite
adjective
situated or being on the other side or at each side of something betweentheir houses were at opposite ends of the street
facing or going in contrary directionsopposite ways
diametrically different in character, tendency, belief, etcopposite views
botany
- (of leaves, flowers, etc) arranged in pairs on either side of the stem
- (of parts of a flower) arranged opposite the middle of another part
maths
- (of two vertices or sides in an even-sided polygon) separated by the same number of vertices or sides in both a clockwise and anticlockwise direction
- (of a side in a triangle) facing a specified angleAbbreviation: opp
noun
a person or thing that is opposite; antithesis
maths the side facing a specified angle in a right-angled triangle
preposition
Also: opposite to facing; corresponding to (something on the other side of a division)the house opposite ours
as a co-star withshe played opposite Olivier in «Hamlet»
adverb
on opposite sidesshe lives opposite
Derived forms of opposite
oppositely, adverboppositeness, noun
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Scientific definitions for opposite
Arranged as one of a pair on either side of a stem or twig. Maple and ash trees have opposite leaves. Compare alternate.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
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