Collocations for "opposite"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "opposite" in context.
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opposite
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- the opposite sex
- went the opposite [direction, way]
- on the opposite side (of)
- opposite sides of the [debate, argument, camera, pitch]
- at the opposite end (of)
- opposite ends of the [room, scale]
- expected the opposite [effect, result]
- the opposite [meaning, view]
- opposite in [size, meaning, every way] to
- the [player's, president's, contestant's] opposite
- is your [complete, total] opposite
- are [polar, direct, diametric] opposites
- did [just, exactly, precisely] the opposite
- said [just] the opposite
- [meant, wanted to say] the opposite
- that is the opposite of what I [meant]
- what is the opposite of [hot, smooth, nocturnal]?
- [friend and enemy, short and tall, he and I] are opposites
- they were opposite in [character, temperament, outlook]
- sitting opposite each other
- is [just, right] opposite
'opposite' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):