opposite: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 12 letter points · starts with O · ends with E
Meaning of opposite
adj
- not-comparable
Located directly across from something else, or from each other.
Example: She saw him walking on the opposite side of the road.
- not-comparable
Of leaves and flowers, positioned directly across from each other on a stem.
- not-comparable
Facing in the other direction.
Example: They were moving in opposite directions.
- not-comparable
Of either of two complementary or mutually exclusive things.
Example: He is attracted to the opposite sex.
Listed forms: opposit.
Source: Wiktionary — opposite.
noun
Something or someone opposite to something or someone else. A person or thing that is importantly (substantively) different from someone or something else.
Something or someone opposite to something or someone else. A person or thing that is importantly (substantively) different from someone or something else. Especially, one that is different to the extreme degree of being the reverse.
Example: She is the opposite of her ex-boyfriend who abused her both physically and verbally nearly every day for five years. She now works as an advocate and supportive listener for others who have endured abusive relationships.
Something or someone opposite to something or someone else. An opponent.
Example: The dogfighter fought closely with his opposite.
Something or someone opposite to something or someone else. A counterpart.
Example: The Swedish diplomat worked closely with his opposite from Denmark.
Listed forms: opposites, opposit.
Source: Wiktionary — opposite.
adv
- not-comparable
In an opposite position.
Example: I was on my seat and she stood opposite.
- not-comparable
On another channel at the same time.
Listed forms: opposit.
Source: Wiktionary — opposite.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for opposite.
adjective
of leaves etc.; growing in pairs on either side of a stem
adjective
characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed
noun
a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other
- antonym
- opposite word
noun
a relation of direct opposition
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is opposite in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of opposite
O(1) + P(3) + P(3) + O(1) + S(1) + I(1) + T(1) + E(1) = 12 points.
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Anagrams of opposite
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from opposite
106 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in opposite. Showing up to 24, longest first.