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Definition of Opposite

Opposite Placed over against; standing or situated over against or in front; facing; -- often with to; as, a house opposite to the Exchange. Applied to the other of two things which are entirely different; other; as, the opposite sex; the opposite extreme. Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic. Set over against each other, but separated by the whole diameter of the stem, as two leaves at the same node. Placed directly in front of another part or organ, as a stamen which stands before a petal. One who opposes; an opponent; an antagonist. That which is opposed or contrary; as, sweetness and its opposite. Related Definitions: Against, An, And, Another, Antagonist, Antagonistic, Applied, Are, As, At, Before, But, By, Contrary, Diameter, Different, Directly, Each, Entirely, Exchange, Extreme, Extremely, Facing, Front, House, In, Inconsistent, Is, Leaves, Node, Of, Often, One, Opponent, Opposed, Opposite, Or, Organ, Other, Over, Part, Petal, Placed, Repugnant, Same, Separated, Set, Sex, Situated, Stamen, Standing, Stem, Sweetness, That, The, To, Two, Which, Who, Whole, With

Opposite Quotations Look, I don't want to wax philosophic, but I will say that if you're alive you've got to flap your arms and legs, you've got to jump around a lot, for life is the very opposite of death, and therefore you must at very least think noisy and colorfully, or you're not alive. Mel Brooks I've made an odd discovery. Every time I talk to a savant I feel quite sure that happiness is no longer a possibility. Yet when I talk with my gardener, I'm convinced of the opposite. Bertrand Russell The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference. Elie Wiesel Any fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction. Albert Einstein Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction. Albert Einstein

Opposite Translations opposite in Afrikaans is teenoorgesteld, oorkant opposite in Danish is modsat opposite in Dutch is tegenover, aan de overkant van opposite in Italian is di fronte, opposto, contrario opposite in Latin is econtra opposite in Portuguese is oposto opposite in Spanish is frontero, opuesta, enfrente de, opuesto, frente a opposite in Swedish is motsatt

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