What is another word for opposite?
Pronunciation:
[ ˈɒpəsˌɪt], [ ˈɒpəsˌɪt], [ ˈɒ_p_ə_s_ˌɪ_t]
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Similar words for opposite:
- adverse (adjective)
- counteractive (adjective)
- diametric (adjective)
- different (adjective)
- discordant (adjective)
- dissimilar (adjective)
- diverse (adjective)
- opposing (adjective)
- opposite (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- antithetical (adjective)
- contradictory (adjective)
- diametric/diametrical (adjective)
- divergent (adjective)
- hostile (adjective)
- incompatible (adjective)
- opposed/opposing (adjective)
- other (adjective)
- repugnant (adjective)
- reversed (adjective)
- unfriendly (adjective)
- unharmonious (adjective)
- unlike (adjective)
- unlike, conflicting; completely different (adjective)
- unmusical (adjective)
- abreast (adverb)
- beside (adverb)
- counter (adverb)
- beside (adverb, preposition)
- antithesis (noun)
- antonym (noun)
- contradiction (noun)
- counterpart (noun)
- diametrical (noun)
- enemy (noun)
- equivalent (noun)
- negation (noun)
- opponent (noun)
- opposite (noun)
- paradox (noun)
- so far (noun)
- something completely unlike (noun)
- across (preposition)
- discrepancy
- face-to-face
- inadequate
- inconsistent
- transposition
- other relevant words (adjective)
- other relevant words (adverb)
- other relevant words (noun)
- other relevant words (preposition)
Synonyms for Opposite:
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adj.
• adverse • counteractive • diametric • different • discordant • dissimilar- aberrant ,
- contrary ,
- different ,
- disparate ,
- distinct ,
- heterogeneous ,
- inconsistent ,
- like night and day ,
- march to a different drummer ,
- mismatched ,
- mismated ,
- nonuniform ,
- not similar ,
- unalike ,
- unsimilar ,
- far cry ,
- unique .
- anti thetical ,
- anti-thetical ,
- in verse ,
- in-verse ,
- more contrasted ,
- more polarized ,
- most contrasted ,
- most polarized .
- anti thetic ,
- anti-thetic ,
- co nest ,
- co-nest ,
- coner ,
- conest ,
- in congruous ,
- in consistent ,
- in-congruous ,
- in-consistent ,
- more against ,
- more agin ,
- more anti ,
- more antithetic ,
- more negating ,
- more nullifying ,
- more paradoxical ,
- more reverse ,
- most against ,
- most agin ,
- most anti ,
- most antithetic ,
- most negating ,
- most nullifying ,
- most paradoxical ,
- most reverse .
- dis approving ,
- dis-approving ,
- ill disposed ,
- illdisposed ,
- in hospitable ,
- in-hospitable ,
- more disapproving ,
- more ill disposed ,
- more ill-disposed ,
- more illdisposed ,
- more oppugnant ,
- more unwelcoming ,
- most disapproving ,
- most ill disposed ,
- most ill-disposed ,
- most illdisposed ,
- most oppugnant ,
- most unwelcoming ,
- un favorable ,
- un kind ,
- un kinder ,
- un kindest ,
- un sociable ,
- un sympathetic ,
- un welcoming ,
- un-favorable ,
- un-kind ,
- un-kinder ,
- un-kindest ,
- un-sociable ,
- un-welcoming .
- in admissible ,
- in appropriate ,
- in compatible ,
- in conformable ,
- in-admissible ,
- in-appropriate ,
- in-coherent ,
- in-compatible ,
- in-conformable ,
- in-constant ,
- marching a different drummer ,
- marching different drummer ,
- marching to a different drummer ,
- marching to different drummer ,
- more inconformable ,
- more unadapted ,
- most inconformable ,
- most unadapted ,
- night day ,
- un adapted ,
- un suitable ,
- un suited ,
- un-adapted ,
- un-suitable ,
- un-suited ,
- whale difference .
- against grain ,
- at crosspurposes ,
- de fending ,
- de-fending ,
- dis sentient ,
- dis-sentient ,
- ex posing ,
- ex-posing ,
- more battling ,
- more combating ,
- more controverting ,
- more crossing ,
- more defending ,
- more denying ,
- more disputed ,
- more disputing ,
- more dissentient ,
- more enemy ,
- more exposing ,
- more gainsaying ,
- more objecting ,
- more obstructive ,
- more protesting ,
- more repelling ,
- most battling ,
- most combating ,
- most controverting ,
- most crossing ,
- most defending ,
- most denying ,
- most disputed ,
- most disputing ,
- most dissentient ,
- most enemy ,
- most exposing ,
- most gainsaying ,
- most objecting ,
- most obstructive ,
- most opposed ,
- most protesting ,
- most repelling ,
- pro testing ,
- pro-testing ,
- restrictive .
- Revulsive ,
- dis agreeable ,
- dis gusting ,
- dis tasteful ,
- dis-agreeable ,
- dis-gusting ,
- dis-tasteful ,
- more revulsive ,
- more unconformable ,
- more unfitted ,
- most revulsive ,
- most unconformable ,
- most unfitted ,
- un conformable ,
- un fitted ,
- un-conformable ,
- un-fitted .
- more contrariwise ,
- more everted ,
- more regressive ,
- more transposed ,
- more turned ,
- most contrariwise ,
- most everted ,
- most regressive ,
- most transposed ,
- most turned ,
- re versed ,
- re-versed ,
- trans posed ,
- trans-posed .
- anti social ,
- dis affected ,
- dis-affected ,
- in auspicious ,
- in-auspicious ,
- mis anthropic ,
- mis-anthropic ,
- more estranged ,
- more grudging ,
- more unneighborly ,
- most estranged ,
- most grudging ,
- most unneighborly ,
- not on speaking terms ,
- not speaking terms ,
- un charitable ,
- un friendlier ,
- un friendliest ,
- un friendly ,
- un neighborly ,
- un-charitable ,
- un-friendlier ,
- un-friendliest ,
- un-friendly ,
- un-neighborly .
- in harmonic ,
- in-harmonic ,
- more inharmonic ,
- most inharmonic ,
- un harmonious ,
- un-harmonious ,
- unharmonious .
- dis harmonious ,
- dis-harmonious ,
- more disharmonious ,
- most disharmonious ,
- un liker ,
- un likest ,
- un-liker ,
- un-likest .
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adv.
• abreast • beside • counter -
adv. & prep.
• beside -
n.
• antithesis • antonym • contradiction- buckings ,
- confutations ,
- de fiance ,
- de fiances ,
- de-fiance ,
- de-fiances ,
- dis agreement ,
- dis agreements ,
- dis-agreement ,
- dis-agreements ,
- gainsayings ,
- in congruities ,
- in congruity ,
- in consistencies ,
- in consistency ,
- in-congruities ,
- in-congruity ,
- in-consistencies ,
- in-consistency .
- look alike ,
- opposite number ,
- peas in a pod ,
- pendant ,
- pendants ,
- spit and image ,
- spitting image ,
- two of a kind ,
- vis-a-vis .
- Archenemy ,
- Sectary ,
- adversary ,
- antagonist ,
- assailant ,
- attacker ,
- combatant ,
- competitor ,
- enemy ,
- foe ,
- invader ,
- opponent ,
- opposition ,
- rival ,
- sanguinary ,
- savage ,
- sectarian ,
- shrew .
- Contraries ,
- NOS ,
- Negatory ,
- Non-existence ,
- disavowal ,
- disavowals ,
- forget it ,
- inverses ,
- neutralization ,
- neutralizations ,
- refusal .
- catch 22 ,
- catch 22's ,
- catch-22's ,
- catch22 ,
- catch22's ,
- mis take ,
- mis takes ,
- mis-take ,
- mis-takes ,
- non sense ,
- non senses ,
- non-sense ,
- non-senses .
- far .
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prep.
• across Other synonyms:
- Antipode ,
- antipodal ,
- antipodean ,
- antipodes ,
- antonymic ,
- antonymous ,
- contrapositive ,
- contrariwise ,
- conversely ,
- counteractive ,
- countervailing ,
- fore ,
- method acting ,
- nadir ,
- obverse ,
- opposed ,
- rear ,
- rearmost ,
- rearward ,
- repertory ,
- repugnant ,
- season ,
- stage ,
- stage fright ,
- stage name ,
- stagecraft ,
- stagestruck ,
- the contrary ,
- the converse ,
- theater ,
- theatrical ,
- up front ,
- vice versa .
- acting ,
- contradictory ,
- contrast ,
- dark ,
- dramatic ,
- face ,
- frontal ,
- otherwise ,
- paradoxical ,
- staging ,
- wrong .
- back .
Other relevant words:
• discrepancy
• face-to-face
• inadequate
• inconsistent
• transposition
• Other relevant words (adjective):
- AGIN ,
- Everted ,
- Inconformable ,
- Oppugnant ,
- Polarized ,
- adverse ,
- against the grain ,
- anti ,
- anti-social ,
- antithetic ,
- antithetical ,
- at cross purposes ,
- at cross-purposes ,
- discordant ,
- disharmonious ,
- dissentient ,
- dissimilar ,
- divergent ,
- diverse ,
- far cry from ,
- hostile ,
- ill-disposed ,
- in opposition ,
- inharmonic ,
- no go ,
- not alike ,
- obstructive ,
- poles apart ,
- regressive ,
- resentful ,
- reversed ,
- turned back ,
- unadapted ,
- unconformable ,
- unfitted ,
- unfriendly ,
- unneighborly ,
- unwelcoming ,
- up against ,
- whale of difference .
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How to use "Opposite" in context?
The word "opposite" can have a spiritually healing power when we consider the opposite of our thoughts and behaviors. Here are 11 ways to turn the tables on your negative thoughts and create a better life for yourself:
1. Notice and appreciate the good in your life. The more good things you see and appreciate, the easier it will be to remember the bad.
2. Help others when you can, even if it's just a small gesture. You'll get a good feeling inside and they might just return the favor.
3. Take some time for yourself.
Paraphrases for Opposite:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
inverse.
-
Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Adjective
competing, corresponding, divergent, perverse, separate.
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Proper noun, singular
officers.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
adverse, antagonistic, antithetical, averse, conflicting, confrontational, contradictory, contrasting, converse, counterproductive, flip, hostile, incompatible, inconsistent, inimical, opposing, repugnant, reverse, reversed.
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Noun, singular or mass
antithesis, contradiction, contradistinction, contrary, contravention, converse, negation, opposing, opposition, reversal, reverse, VERSA, contrario.
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Adjective
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