Definitions:

1. altogether different in nature or quality or significance adjective
   • the medicine's effect was opposite to that intended
2. moving or facing away from each other adjective
   • looking in opposite directions
3. the other one of a complementary pair adjective
   • the opposite sex

Synonyms:

• antonym
• contrary
• diametric
• diametrical
• face-to-face
• inverse
• opposite word
• opposition
• paired
• polar
• reverse

NearBy Words:

• oppositely
• oppositeness