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      opposites
      noun
      something inverted in sequence or character or effect
      a contestant that you are matched against
      a relation of direct opposition
      a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other
      adjective
      characterized by opposite extremes
      altogether different in nature or quality or significance
      the other one of a complementary pair
      moving or facing away from each other
      of leaves etc
      being directly across from each other
      adverb
      directly facing each other
      Roots
      ponopos- · Latin · put, place
      Words related to opposites
      diametricaladjdiametricadjantonymnoppositenessninverseadjcontraryadjpairedadjoppositionnoppositelyadvantonymousadjdiametricallyadvreversevenantiotropyadjenantiodromiasyncrisiscontraposecatercorneradjantipodalnantitheticaladjopposingadjantithesesantithesisnpolaradjenantiodromicadjantitheticallyadvpolarityndiametrallyadvenantiomorphismncontradictorinessnantitheticadj

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