Thesaurus:opposite

Thesaurus

opposite

English

Adjective

Sense: directly, diametrically opposed

Synonyms

• antipodean
• antithetical
• contrariant
• contradictory
• contrariwise
• contrary    [⇒ thesaurus]
• contrasted
• converse
• counter
• cross (archaic)
• inverse
• inverted
• oppugnant
• opposed
• opposite
• reverse
• witherward

Antonyms

• identical    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hypernyms

• contrary    [⇒ thesaurus]
• different    [⇒ thesaurus]

Various

• black-and-white

See also

• Thesaurus:antithesis
• Thesaurus:reciprocal

Further reading

• “14. contrariety” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “opposite” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.