opposite

About 41.28 uses per million words.

Meaning

adjective Located directly across from something else, or from each other.
She saw him walking on the opposite side of the road.
adjective Of leaves and flowers, positioned directly across from each other on a stem.
adjective Facing in the other direction.
They were moving in opposite directions.
adjective Of either of two complementary or mutually exclusive things.
He is attracted to the opposite sex.
adjective Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; antagonistic.
noun Something or someone opposite to something or someone else. A person or thing that is importantly (substantively) different from someone or something else.
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.
noun A person or thing that is importantly (substantively) different from someone or something else.
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.
noun Especially, one that is different to the extreme degree of being the reverse.
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.