Definition of opposite

• a. - Placed over against; standing or situated over against or in front; facing; -- often with to; as, a house opposite to the Exchange.
• a. - Applied to the other of two things which are entirely different; other; as, the opposite sex; the opposite extreme.
• a. - Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.
• a. - Set over against each other, but separated by the whole diameter of the stem, as two leaves at the same node.
• a. - Placed directly in front of another part or organ, as a stamen which stands before a petal.
• n. - One who opposes; an opponent; an antagonist.
• n. - That which is opposed or contrary; as, sweetness and its opposite.