1.two words that express opposing concepts;
to him the opposite of gay was depressed
2.a relation of direct opposition;
we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true
3.a contestant that you are matched against
4.something inverted in sequence or character or effect;
when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse
5.being directly across from each other; facing;
And I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm- Longfellow
6.of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem;
opposite leaves
7.moving or facing away from each other;
looking in opposite directions
8.the other one of a complementary pair;
the opposite sex
9.altogether different in nature or quality or significance;
the medicine's effect was opposite to that intended
10.characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed;
in diametric contradiction to his claims
11.directly facing each other;
the two photographs lay face-to-face on the table