opposite

The word “opposite” means located directly across from something, or facing the other direction. In plain terms, facing something from across, or being the exact reverse of it.

“Opposite” is pronounced OP-uh-ziht (/ˈɑ.pə.sɪt/ in IPA).

Here is “opposite” used in a sentence: “They live on opposite sides of the street.”

Words with a similar meaning to “opposite” include antipodean, antithetical, contrariant, contradictory, contrariwise and contrary.

The opposite of “opposite” — its antonyms — is identical.

Depending on how it is used, “opposite” can be an adjective, a noun and a preposition.

The word “opposite” comes from Latin. From Old French oposite, from Latin oppositus, the past participle of opponere, "to set against" — related to "oppose.".

“Opposite” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A2 level.

Opposite means directly across from something, facing it from the other side; adjacent means next to or beside it. In a room, the opposite wall faces you, while an adjacent wall meets it at a corner. In geometry the terms describe an angle's far side versus its neighbouring side.

Opposite describes position — located across from, or facing the other way. Reverse describes direction or order turned backward, as in reverse gear or reverse the sequence. They overlap when facing the other direction, but reverse stresses undoing or inverting, while opposite stresses being across from or contrary to something.

If you sit across a table from someone, you sit opposite them. Two shops facing each other across a street are on opposite sides. A person walking the other way is heading in the opposite direction. In each case, opposite marks a position directly across or a facing, contrary orientation.