1. прилагательное 1) расположенный, находящийся напротив, противоположный Например: on the opposite side of the river — на противоположном берегу реки Синоним(ы): contrary 2) обратный Например: in the opposite direction — в обратном направлении in the opposite order — в обратном порядке Синоним(ы): reverse 3) противоположный (по природе, характеру, свойствам) Например: the opposite sex — противоположный пол This was opposite to everything she believed in. — Это противоречило всему, во что она верила. Other authors have expressed opposite views. — Другие авторы высказали противоположные суждения. Синоним(ы): contradictory, back, return 4) [математика] противолежащий opposite 2. имя существительное 1) противоположность Например: direct / exact opposite — прямая противоположность 2) [лингвистика] антоним Синоним(ы): antonym 3) [математика] инверсия 3. наречие напротив Например: the building opposite — здание напротив 4. предлог напротив, против; с другой стороны, по другую сторону Например: to sit opposite each other — сидеть друг против друга to act / play / star opposite somebody [кинематография, театральное дело] — играть в паре с кем-либо, быть чьим-либо партнёром (на сцене, на съёмочной площадке) Katharine Hepburn played opposite Henry Fonda in many films. — Кэтрин Хэпберн снималась с Генри Фонда во многих фильмах.
1) антипараллельный 2) накрестлежащий (об угле) 3) обратный 4) противолежащий 5) противоположный 6) разноимённый (о полюсе) Например: equal and opposite — математика равнопротивоположный lying opposite — противолежащий opposite in phase — противоположный по фазе, в противофазе the opposite — противное, противоположное
I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin oppositus, past participle of opponere 1. a. set over against something that is at the other end or side of an intervening line or space Example: opposite interior angles Example: opposite ends of a diameter b. situated in pairs on an axis with each member being separated from the other by half the circumference of the axis Example: opposite leaves — compare alternate 2. a. occupying an opposing and often antagonistic position Example: opposite sides of the question b. diametrically different (as in nature or character) Example: opposite meanings 3. contrary to one another or to a thing specified; reverse Example: gave them opposite directions 4. being the other of a pair that are corresponding or complementary in position, function, or nature Example: members of the opposite sex 5. of, relating to, or being the side of a baseball field that is near the first base line for a right-handed batter and near the third base line for a left-handed batter • oppositely adverb • oppositeness noun Synonyms: opposite, contradictory, contrary, antithetical mean being so far apart as to be or seem irreconcilable. opposite applies to things in sharp contrast or in conflict Example: opposite views on foreign aid. contradictory applies to two things that completely negate each other so that if one is true or valid the other must be untrue or invalid Example: made contradictory predictions about whether the market would rise or fall. contrary implies extreme divergence or diametrical opposition Example: contrary assessments of the war situation. antithetical stresses clear and unequivocal diametrical opposition Example: a law that is antithetical to the very idea of democracy. II. noun 1. something that is opposed to some other often specified thing 2. antonym 3. additive inverse; especially the additive inverse of a real number III. adverb on or to an opposite side IV. preposition 1. across from and usually facing or on the same level with Example: sat opposite each other 2. in a role complementary to Example: played opposite the leading man in the comedy