Related Words for opposite

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inverse
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
antonym
/xx
Verb, Noun
contrary
/xx
Noun, Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
different
/xx
Verb, Adjective, Noun, Adverb
other
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
opposition
xx/x
Verb, Noun
reverse
x/
Noun, Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
opponent
x/x
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
polar
/x
Adjective, Adjective, Noun
paired
/
Noun, Adjective
same
/
Adjective
side
/
Noun
exactly
x/x
Adverb
antithesis
x/xx
Noun
true
/
Adjective
antithetical
xx/xx
Adjective
oppose
x/
Verb
adjacent
x/x
Adjective
precisely
x/x
Adverb
exact
x/
Adjective
right
/
Noun
near
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
analogous
x/xx
Adjective
beside
x/
Adverb
parallel
/xx
Noun
similar
/xx
Adjective
close
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
abut
x/
Verb
wrong
/
Adjective
principle
/xx
Noun
front
/
Noun
perpendicular
xx/xx
Adjective
contradicts
xx/
Verb
identical
x/xx
Adjective
contradictory
xx/xx
Adjective
antagonistic
xxx/x
Adjective
overlooks
/xx
Verb
corollary
/xxx
Noun
contradiction
xx/x
Noun
extreme
x/
Adjective, Noun
latter
/x
Noun
bordering
/xx
Verb
fact
/
Noun
unlike
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
predominant
x/xx
Adjective
direction
x/x
Noun
adjoining
x/x
Adjective
main
/
Adjective
central
/x
Noun
relative
/xx
Adjective
paradoxical
xx/xx
Adjective
divergent
x/x
Adjective
characteristic
xxx/x
Noun
fundamentally
xx/xx
Adverb
polarity
x/xx
Noun
situated
/xxx
Verb
where
/
Adverb, Noun
middle
/x
Noun
ideal
x/
Noun
essentially
x/xx
Adverb
that
/
Adverb, Noun
dissimilar
x/xx
Adjective
perverse
x/
Adjective
negative
/xx
Adjective
regardless
x/x
Noun
viewpoint
/x
Noun
misconception
xx/x
Noun
what
/
Adverb, Noun
implies
x/
Verb
corner
/x
Noun
aligns
x/
Verb
reinforces
xx/x
Verb
incongruent
x/xx
Adjective
strange
/
Adjective
basically
/xx
Adverb
except
x/
Verb
dominant
/xx
Adjective
contradistinction
/xx/x
Noun
angle
/x
Noun
favoring
/xx
Verb
truth
/
Noun
actuality
xx/xx
Noun
above
x/
Adjective, Noun
consequence
/xx
Noun
common
/x
Adjective
cross
/
Noun
juxtaposed
xx/
Verb
traverse
/x
Noun
contrasting
x/x
Noun
converse
/x
Noun
obverse
x/
Noun
bidirectional
/x/xx
Adjective
poles apart
/x/
Phrase, Adjective
apart
x/
Adverb
transverse
x/
Noun
backward
/x
Adjective
abreast
x/
Adverb, Adjective
apposite
xx
Adjective
sideways
/x
Adverb
inverted
x/x
Adjective
through
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
sidelong
/xx
Adjective
superimposed
xxx/
Verb
crosswise
/x
Noun
overlying
xx/x
Noun
preceding
x/x
Verb
interchangeable
xx/xx
Adjective
counterclockwise
xx/x
Noun
concurrent
x/x
Adjective
equidistant
/x/x
Adjective
coincident
x/xx
Noun
selfsame
//
Adjective
fore
/
Noun
coincidental
xxx/x
Adjective
downward
/x
Adjective
collateral
x/xx
Noun
sexes
/x
Noun
chirality
x/xx
Noun
quite
/
Adverb
encamped
x/
Verb
seating
/x
Verb
transmuted
x/x
Verb
poles
/
Noun
perverted
x/x
Verb
below
x/
Adverb
asserting
x/x
Verb
engenders
/xx
Verb
curb
/
Noun
moiety
/x
Noun
forbids
x/
Verb
tacks
/
Noun
spins
/
Noun
handedness
/xx
Noun
shore
/
Noun
along
x/
Adverb
suggests
x/
Verb
affirms
x/
Verb
sidewalk
/x
Noun
ends
/
Noun
argues
/x
Verb
across
x/
Adverb, Noun
adverse
x/
Adjective
aft
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
against
x/
Adverb
alike
x/
Adverb, Adjective
alternate
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
antagonism
x/xxx
Noun
anti
/x
Adjective, Noun
asymmetric
xx/x
Adjective
asymmetrical
xx/xx
Adjective
attract
x/
Verb
auction
/x
Noun, Verb
averse
x/
Adjective, Verb
bandaging
/xx
Noun
breach
/
Noun, Verb
bureau
/x
Noun
change
/
Noun, Verb
competing
x/x
Adjective
con
/
Noun, Verb
conflict
/x
Noun, Verb
confrontation
xx/x
Noun
consequent
/xx
Adjective, Noun
contravention
xx/x
Noun
corresponding
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
counter
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
counterparty
/xxx
Noun
counterproductive
/xxxx
Adjective
definite
/xx
Adjective, Noun
denial
x/x
Noun
determinate
x/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
devoid
x/
Adjective, Verb
downstream
//
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
downwind
x/
Adverb
face
/
Noun, Verb
fig
/
Name, Verb
forward
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
general
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
hostile
/x
Adjective, Noun
incompatible
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
inconsistent
xx/x
Adjective
inimical
x/xx
Adjective
interview
/xx
Noun, Verb
lie
/
Verb, Noun
lift
/
Verb, Noun
mirror
/x
Noun, Verb
negation
x/x
Noun
objected
x/x
Verb
objection
x/x
Noun
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
office
/x
Noun, Verb
opus
/x
Noun
outside
//
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
positive
/xx
Adjective, Noun
reciprocal
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
rectangle
/xx
Noun, Adjective
repugnant
x/x
Adjective
return
x/
Noun, Verb
reversal
x/x
Noun, Adjective
reversible
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
setback
/x
Noun
synonym
/xx
Noun
towards
x/
Adverb, Adjective
upwind
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
variance
/xx
Noun
versus
/x
Noun
violation
xx/x
Noun
sorta
/x
Adverb
no
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
literally
/xxx
Adverb
tell
/
Verb, Noun
anymore
xx/
Adverb
expression
x/x
Noun
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
collocation
xx/x
Noun
bulletproof
/xx
Adjective, Verb
chunk
/
Noun, Verb
breakeven
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
cluster
/x
Noun, Verb
save
/
Verb, Noun
headlines
/x
Noun
get
/
Verb, Noun
vernacular
x/xx
Noun, Adjective