opposite

opposite
1 preposition if one thing or person is opposite another, they are facing each other: The people sitting opposite us looked very familiar. | It's easy to find - there's a church just opposite my house. 2 adjective
1 as different as possible from something else: I thought the medicine would make him sleep, but it had the opposite effect. | two parties at opposite ends of the political spectrum
2 the opposite direction, way etc is directly away from someone or something: The woman turned and walked off in the opposite direction.
3 one thing that is opposite another is on the other side of the same area, often directly across from it: The grocery store was on the opposite side of the street. | the houses opposite
—see front 1
4 at opposite ends of the city/country etc on different sides of a city etc, and a long way apart: We live at opposite ends of the city, so it's not always easy to meet.
5 the opposite sex the other sex: He doesn't feel comfortable with the opposite sex.
6 opposite number someone who has the same job in another similar organization: his opposite number in the KGB
3 noun (C)
1 a person or thing that is as different as possible from someone or something else: The colors `black' and `white' are opposites. | be the opposite (of): She's tall and slim, and he's the complete opposite.
2 not ... just/quite the opposite used to say that something is completely different from what has just been said: Martha's not shy at all - just the opposite in fact.
4 adverb in a position on the other side of the same area: The Browns live just opposite

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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