opposite meaning
EN
[ˈɒpəzɪt] [ˈɑpəsɪt] 
US WOpposite
- Opposite may refer to:
- NounPLoppositesSUF-osité
- Something opposite or contrary to another.
- An opponent.
- An antonym.
- "Up" is the opposite of "down".
- (mathematics) An additive inverse.
- Something opposite or contrary to another.
- Adjective
- Located directly across from something else, or from each other.
- She saw him walking on the opposite side of the road.
- Facing in the other direction.
- They were moving in opposite directions.
- Of either of two complementary or mutually exclusive things.
- He has a lot of success with the opposite sex.
- Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.
- Located directly across from something else, or from each other.
- Adverb
- In an opposite position.
- I was on my seat and she stood opposite.
- In an opposite position.
- Preposition
- Facing, or across from.
- He lives opposite the pub.
- In a complementary role to.
- He played opposite Marilyn Monroe.
- Facing, or across from.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- Because he knows how to design his deck to avoid mana screw (or the opposite and usually equally deadly mana glut).
- In addition, in both species the flowers are bilaterally symmetric with the two sepals spathaceously fused in the adaxial position, opposite the floral bract [ …]
- The opposite of slackpacking is fastpacking, or powerhiking, which maximizes daily mileage by walking for long hours with only a few short stops.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- Anytime he said thus and such, she said the opposite.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of opposite in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Adjectives
- Uncomparable adjectives
- Uncomparable adjectives
- Adverbs
- Uncomparable adverbs
- Uncomparable adverbs
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Prepositions
- Adjectives
- en opposites
- en oppositely
- en oppositeness
- en opposite sex
- en opposite side
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "opposite" is an adjective, more specifically, an uncomparable adjective. It's also an adverb, more specifically, an uncomparable adverb. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a preposition.