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      opposite
      noun
      A person or thing that is entirely different from or the reverse of someone or something else; used to show contrast between two people or two things.
      Something opposite or contrary to something else.
      An opponent.
      An antonym.
      (mathematics) An additive inverse.
      adjective
      Located directly across from something else, or from each other.
      Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.
      Facing in the other direction.
      Of either of two complementary or mutually exclusive things.
      (botany) Of leaves and flowers, positioned directly across from each other on a stem.
      adverb
      In an opposite position.
      (television) On another channel at the same time.
      Roots
      ponopos- · Latin · put, place
      Synonyms for opposite
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      Where does opposite come from?

      The word opposite breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root pos-, from Latin pono (“put, place”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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