Definitions
1.nounSomething opposite or contrary to something else.
2.nounAn opponent.
3.nounAn antonym.""Up" is the opposite of "down"."
4.nounAn additive inverse.
5.adjectiveLocated directly across from something else, or from each other."She saw him walking on the opposite side of the road."
6.adjectiveOf leaves and flowers, positioned directly across from each other on a stem.
7.adjectiveFacing in the other direction."They were moving in opposite directions."
8.adjectiveOf either of two complementary or mutually exclusive things."He is attracted to the opposite sex."
9.adjectiveExtremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.
10.adverbIn an opposite position."I was on my seat and she stood opposite."
11.prepositionFacing, or across from."He lives opposite the pub."
12.prepositionIn a complementary role to."He played opposite Marilyn Monroe."
13.prepositionOn another channel at the same time."The game show Just Men! aired opposite The Young and the Restless on CBS."