opposite number
— Noun
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～ a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another
opposite
— Adjective
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～ of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem; "opposite leaves"
opposite
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～ 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"
opposite
— Adjective
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～ moving or facing away from each other; "looking in opposite directions"; "they went in opposite directions"
opposite
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～ 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"
opposite
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～ 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
opposite
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～ the other one of a complementary pair; "the opposite sex"; "the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors"
opposite
— Adverb
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～ 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"
oppositely
— Adverb
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～ in an opposite position
oppositeness
— Noun
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～ the relation between opposed entities
opposition
— Noun
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～ a contestant that you are matched against
opposition
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～ a body of people united in opposing something
opposition
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～ the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with; "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead"
opposition
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～ a direction opposite to another
Opposition
— Noun
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～ the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected; "Her Majesty's loyal opposition"
opposition
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～ the act of hostile groups opposing each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"
opposition
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～ the relation between opposed entities
opposition
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～ an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"
oppositive
— Adjective
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～ expressing antithesis or opposition; "the adversative conjunction `but' in `poor but happy'"
oppress
— Verb
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～ cause to suffer; "Some religious groups are persecuted in some countries"