opposite

opposite

adjective

Definition of OPPOSITE

being as different as possible <those two are fundamentally opposite—she being loquacious and outgoing where he is quiet and reserved>

Synonyms antipodal, antipodean, antithetical, contradictory, contrary, diametric (or diametrical), polar

Related Words adverse, negative, unfavorable; antagonistic, antipathetic, counter, cross, hostile; converse, inverse, obverse, reverse; alien, disparate, dissimilar, divergent, unalike, unlike

Near Antonyms alike, analogous, like, similar; equivalent, identical, same; synonymous

Antonyms noncontradictory