opposite

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɒp.ə.zɪt/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɒp.ə.sɪt/
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• General-American, dialectal: /ˈɑ.pə.sɪt/ of Canada
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• General-American, dialectal: /ˈɑp.sɪt/ of Canada
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• General-American, dialectal: /ˈɑ.pə.zɪt/ of Canada
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• Canada, dialectal: /ˈɒp.ə.zɪt/ of the US
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• Canada, dialectal: /ˈɒp.ə.sɪt/ of the US
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• Australian: /ˈɔp.ə.zɪt/
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• Australian: /ˈɔp.ə.sɪt/
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• New-Zealand: /ˈɒp.ə.zət/
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• New-Zealand: [ˈɔ̟p.ə.zət]
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• New-Zealand: /ˈɒp.ə.sət/
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• New-Zealand: [ˈɔ̟p.ə.sət]
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• India: /ˈɔː.pə.zɪʈ/
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• India: /əˈpoː.zɪʈ/
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• Philippines: /ˈoʊ.pə.sɪt/
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• CMU ARPABET: AA1 P AH0 Z AH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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• CMU ARPABET 2: AA1 P Z AH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Inherited from Middle English opposit, borrowed from Old French oposite, from Latin oppositus, perfect passive participle of oppōnō (“to oppose”). Compare oppose.

265 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: ضِدّ (ḍidd) — located directly across from
• Arabic: مُقابل (mugābil) — located directly across from
• Arabic: قُدَّام (guddām) — located directly across from
• Armenian: հակառակ (hakaṙak) — located directly across from
• Armenian: հանդիպակաց (handipakacʻ) — located directly across from
• Belarusian: супрацьле́глы (supracʹljéhly) — located directly across from
• Bulgarian: противополо́жен (protivopolóžen) — located directly across from
• Bulgarian: отсре́щен (otsréšten) — located directly across from
• Catalan: oposat — located directly across from
• Chinese Mandarin: 對面的 /对面的 (duìmiàn de) — located directly across from
• Czech: druhý — located directly across from
• Czech: opačný — located directly across from
• Czech: protilehlý — located directly across from
• Danish: modsat — located directly across from
• Dutch: tegenoverliggend — located directly across from
• Esperanto: kontraŭa — located directly across from
• Finnish: vastapäinen — located directly across from
• French: opposé — located directly across from
• German: gegenüberliegend — located directly across from
• German: andere — located directly across from
• Greek: απέναντι (apénanti) — located directly across from
• Ancient Greek: ἐναντίος (enantíos) — located directly across from
• Hebrew: ממול (mimul) — located directly across from
• Hindi: सामने (sāmne) — located directly across from
• Hungarian: szemben levő — located directly across from
• Hungarian: túlsó — located directly across from
• Irish: urchomhaireach — located directly across from
• Italian: opposto — located directly across from
• Japanese: 向こう (mukō) — located directly across from
• Japanese: 向かい (mukai) — located directly across from
• Kazakh: қарсысында (qarsysynda) — located directly across from
• Kazakh: алдында (aldynda) — located directly across from
• Korean: 반대의 (bandae'ui) — located directly across from
• Latin: oppositus — located directly across from
• Māori: tauaro — located directly across from
• Māori: hakehakeā — located directly across from
• Mongolian: эсрэг (esreg) — located directly across from
• Norman: opposé — located directly across from
• Norwegian: motsatt — located directly across from
• Occitan: opausat — located directly across from
• Persian: ضد — located directly across from
• Polish: przeciwległy — located directly across from
• Portuguese: oposto — located directly across from
• Romanian: opus — located directly across from
• Russian: противополо́жный (protivopolóžnyj) — located directly across from
• Scottish Gaelic: mu choinneimh — located directly across from
• Serbo-Croatian: супротан — located directly across from
• Serbo-Croatian: suprotan — located directly across from
• Slovak: protiľahlý — located directly across from
• Spanish: opósito — located directly across from
• Swedish: motsatt — located directly across from
• Tagalog: tapat — located directly across from
• Turkish: karşı — located directly across from
• Ukrainian: протиле́жний (protyléžnyj) — located directly across from
• Uzbek: o‘tru — located directly across from
• Uzbek: qarshi — located directly across from
• Vietnamese: bên kia — located directly across from
• Vietnamese: đối diện — located directly across from
• Welsh: cyferbyn — located directly across from
• Armenian: հակառակ (hakaṙak) — facing the other way
• Bulgarian: насрещен (nasrešten) — facing the other way
• Catalan: oposat — facing the other way
• Czech: opačný — facing the other way
• Finnish: vastakkainen — facing the other way
• French: opposé — facing the other way
• German: entgegengesetzt — facing the other way
• Hebrew: ממול (mimul) — facing the other way
• Hindi: विपरीत (viprīt) — facing the other way
• Hindi: उल्टा (ulṭā) — facing the other way
• Hindi: उलट (ulaṭ) — facing the other way
• Hungarian: ellentétes — facing the other way
• Italian: opposto — facing the other way
• Italian: opposta — facing the other way
• Kabuverdianu: rabés — facing the other way
• Malayalam: എതിർ (etiṟ) — facing the other way
• Malayalam: വിപരീതം (viparītaṁ) — facing the other way
• Mongolian: эсрэг (esreg) — facing the other way
• Norwegian: motsatt — facing the other way
• Polish: przeciwny — facing the other way
• Portuguese: oposto — facing the other way
• Punjabi: پُٹّھا (puṭṭhā) — facing the other way
• Punjabi: پُٹّھی (puṭṭhī) — facing the other way
• Punjabi: دُوجا (dūjā) — facing the other way
• Punjabi: دُوجی (dūjī) — facing the other way
• Romanian: opus — facing the other way
• Romanian: opusă — facing the other way
• Sanskrit: विपरीतम् (viparītam) — facing the other way
• Spanish: opósito — facing the other way
• Swedish: motsatt — facing the other way
• Tagalog: tapat — facing the other way
• Turkish: zıt — facing the other way
• Urdu: اُلْٹا (ulṭā) — facing the other way
• Urdu: اُلٹی (ulṭī) — facing the other way
• Vietnamese: trái ngược — facing the other way
• Vietnamese: đối nghịch — facing the other way
• Vietnamese: ngược — facing the other way
• Arabic: آخَر (ʔāḵar) — of complementary or mutually exclusive things
• Catalan: oposat — of complementary or mutually exclusive things
• Czech: opačný — of complementary or mutually exclusive things
• Dutch: tegenovergesteld — of complementary or mutually exclusive things
• Dutch: tegengesteld — of complementary or mutually exclusive things
• Esperanto: mala — of complementary or mutually exclusive things
• Esperanto: kontraŭa — of complementary or mutually exclusive things
• Finnish: vastakkainen — of complementary or mutually exclusive things
• German: andere — of complementary or mutually exclusive things
• Ancient Greek: ἐναντίος (enantíos) — of complementary or mutually exclusive things
• Hebrew: הפוך — of complementary or mutually exclusive things
• Ingrian: vassakkain — of complementary or mutually exclusive things
• Interlingua: inverse — of complementary or mutually exclusive things
• Interlingua: opposite — of complementary or mutually exclusive things
• Japanese: あべこべ (abekobe) — of complementary or mutually exclusive things
• Kazakh: кереғар (kereğar) — of complementary or mutually exclusive things
• Māori: kōaro — of complementary or mutually exclusive things
• Mongolian: эсрэг (esreg) — of complementary or mutually exclusive things
• Norwegian: motsatt — of complementary or mutually exclusive things
• Polish: przeciwny — of complementary or mutually exclusive things
• Portuguese: oposto — of complementary or mutually exclusive things
• Spanish: opósito — of complementary or mutually exclusive things
• Swedish: motsatt — of complementary or mutually exclusive things
• Turkish: karşı — of complementary or mutually exclusive things
• Vietnamese: trái ngược — of complementary or mutually exclusive things
• Yiddish: פֿאַרקערט (farkért) — of complementary or mutually exclusive things
• Yiddish: היפּוכדיק (héypekhdik) — of complementary or mutually exclusive things
• Spanish: opósito — extremely different
• Arabic: عَلَى العَكْس (ʕalā l-ʕaks) — in an opposite position
• Arabic: بالعكس (be-l-ʕaks) — in an opposite position
• Bulgarian: насреща (nasrešta) — in an opposite position
• Dutch: tegenover — in an opposite position
• Finnish: vastapäätä — in an opposite position
• French: en face — in an opposite position
• German: gegenüber — in an opposite position
• Greek: απέναντι (apénanti) — in an opposite position
• Ancient Greek: ἔναντι (énanti) — in an opposite position
• Japanese: あべこべ (abekobe) — in an opposite position
• Mongolian: харалдаа (xaraldaa) — in an opposite position
• Mongolian: эсрэг талд (esreg tald) — in an opposite position
• Polish: naprzeciwko — in an opposite position
• Portuguese: oposto — in an opposite position
• Spanish: al opósito — in an opposite position
• Swedish: mittemot — in an opposite position
• Vietnamese: đối diện — in an opposite position
• Catalan: contrari — contrary thing
• Czech: protiklad — contrary thing
• Czech: opak — contrary thing
• Danish: det modsatte — contrary thing
• Dutch: tegenovergestelde — contrary thing
• Esperanto: kontraŭo — contrary thing
• Esperanto: kontraŭaĵo — contrary thing
• Finnish: vastakohta — contrary thing
• French: contraire — contrary thing
• French: inverse — contrary thing
• Galician: aveso — contrary thing
• Galician: contrario — contrary thing
• Galician: oposto — contrary thing
• German: Gegenteil — contrary thing
• German: Gegensatz — contrary thing
• Greek: αντίθετο (antítheto) — contrary thing
• Hebrew: הפך (héfekh) — contrary thing
• Hindi: प्रतिकूल (pratikūl) — contrary thing
• Hungarian: ellentét — contrary thing
• Icelandic: andstæða — contrary thing
• Italian: opposto — contrary thing
• Italian: contrario — contrary thing
• Japanese: あべこべ (abekobe) — contrary thing
• Latvian: pretstats — contrary thing
• Norwegian: motsatt — contrary thing
• Piedmontese: opòst — contrary thing
• Plautdietsch: Jäajendeel — contrary thing
• Polish: przeciwieństwo — contrary thing
• Polish: sprzeczność — contrary thing
• Portuguese: oposto — contrary thing
• Portuguese: contrário — contrary thing
• Russian: противополо́жность (protivopolóžnostʹ) — contrary thing
• Spanish: contrario — contrary thing
• Spanish: opósito — contrary thing
• Swedish: motsats — contrary thing
• Tagalog: kabaligtaran — contrary thing
• Telugu: వ్యతిరేకం (vyatirēkaṁ) — contrary thing
• Turkish: karşıt — contrary thing
• Turkish: zıt — contrary thing
• Ukrainian: протиле́жність (protyléžnistʹ) — contrary thing
• Vietnamese: thứ trái ngược — contrary thing
• Vietnamese: điều trái ngược — contrary thing
• Yiddish: היפּוך (heypekh) — contrary thing
• Yiddish: פֿאַרקערטע (farkerte) — contrary thing
• Bulgarian: противник (protivnik) — opponent
• Dutch: tegenstander — opponent
• Finnish: vastustaja — opponent
• Finnish: vastaväittäjä — opponent
• Finnish: opponentti — opponent
• French: adversaire — opponent
• Hindi: विपक्षी (vipakṣī) — opponent
• Hindi: प्रतिपक्षी (pratipakṣī) — opponent
• Hindi: प्रतिद्वंद्वी (pratidvandvī) — opponent
• Polish: przeciwnik — opponent
• Polish: przeciwniczka — opponent
• Portuguese: oponente — opponent
• Spanish: opuesto — opponent
• Spanish: oponente — opponent
• Telugu: వ్యతిరేకి (vyatirēki) — opponent
• Vietnamese: đối thủ — opponent
• Catalan: contrari — antonym
• Chinese Mandarin: 相反 (xiāngfǎn) — antonym
• Czech: opak — antonym
• Czech: protiklad — antonym
• Dutch: tegenovergestelde — antonym
• Finnish: antonyymi — antonym
• Finnish: vastakohta — antonym
• French: contraire — antonym
• German: Gegenteil — antonym
• Greek: αντώνυμο (antónymo) — antonym
• Hebrew: היפך — antonym
• Hebrew: הֶפֶךְ (héfech) — antonym
• Hindi: विलोम शब्द (vilom śabd) — antonym
• Hindi: विपरीतार्थक (viprītārthak) — antonym
• Hungarian: ellentét — antonym
• Luxembourgish: Géigendeel — antonym
• Polish: przeciwieństwo — antonym
• Portuguese: antónimo — antonym
• Portuguese: antônimo — antonym
• Spanish: antónimo — antonym
• Swedish: motsats — antonym
• Telugu: వ్యతిరేక పదం (vyatirēka padaṁ) — antonym
• Vietnamese: từ trái nghĩa — antonym
• Arabic: فِي مُوَاجَهَة (fī muwājaha) — across from
• Arabic: أَمَام (ʔamām) — across from
• Arabic: مُقَابِل (muqābil) — across from
• Arabic: قدام (ʔodām) — across from
• Arabic: قُدَّام (guddām) — across from
• Arabic: مُقابل (mugābil) — across from
• Armenian: հակառակ (hakaṙak) — across from
• Armenian: դիմաց (dimacʻ) — across from
• Basque: aurka — across from
• Bulgarian: срещу (sreštu) — across from
• Catalan: davant de — across from
• Chinese Mandarin: 對面 /对面 (duìmiàn) — across from
• Maore Comorian: usoni mwa — across from
• Czech: naproti — across from
• Czech: proti — across from
• Danish: over for — across from
• Dutch: tegenover — across from
• Finnish: vastapäätä — across from
• French: en face de — across from
• German: gegenüber — across from
• Greek: απέναντι (apénanti) — across from
• Ancient Greek: ἀντί (antí) — across from
• Hindi: ... के सामने (... ke sāmne) — across from
• Irish: ar aghaidh — across from
• Italian: di fronte a — across from
• Japanese: ...の向かい側に (...no mukaigawa ni) — across from
• Persian: درمقابل — across from
• Polish: naprzeciwko — across from
• Polish: naprzeciw — across from
• Polish: vis-à-vis — across from
• Portuguese: na frente de — across from
• Russian: напро́тив (naprótiv) — across from
• Scottish Gaelic: fa chomhair — across from
• Spanish: enfrente — across from
• Swedish: mittemot — across from
• Swedish: tvärs över — across from
• Urdu: ... کے سامنے (... ke sāmne) — across from
• Vietnamese: đối diện — across from
• Arabic: أَمَام (ʔamām) — in a complementary role to
• Arabic: قدام (ʔodām) — in a complementary role to
• Finnish: vastanäyttelijänä — in a complementary role to