opposite

opposite (http://definr.com/opposite)

     adj 1: being directly across from each other; facing; "And I on the
            opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the
            alarm"- Longfellow; "we lived on opposite sides of the
            street"; "at opposite poles"
     2: (botany) of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a
        stem; "opposite leaves" [syn: paired] [ant: alternate]
     3: moving or facing away from each other; "looking in opposite
        directions"; "they went in opposite directions"
     4: the other one of a complementary pair; "the opposite sex";
        "the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite
        colors"
     5: altogether different in nature or quality or significance;
        "the medicine's effect was opposite to that intended"; "it
        is said that opposite characters make a union happiest"-
        Charles Reade
     6: characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed; "in
        diametric contradiction to his claims"; "diametrical (or
        opposite) points of view"; "opposite meanings"; "extreme
        and indefensible polar positions" [syn: diametric, diametrical,
         polar]
     n 1: two words that express opposing concepts; "to him the
          opposite of gay was depressed" [syn: antonym, {opposite
          word}]
     2: a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older
        than Bill but just the reverse was true" [syn: reverse,
        contrary]
     3: a contestant that you are matched against [syn: opposition,
         opponent]
     4: something inverted in sequence or character or effect; "when
        the direct approach failed he tried the inverse" [syn: inverse]
     adv : directly facing each other; "the two photographs lay
           face-to-face on the table"; "lived all their lives in
           houses face-to-face across the street"; "they sat
           opposite at the table" [syn: face-to-face]