oppositely Definition

opposite
adj

1. Placed or being on the other side of, or at the other end of, a real or imaginary line or space.

Thesaurus: facing, nose to nose, opposing; Antonym: side by side.
2. Facing in a directly different direction.

Example: opposite sides of the coin
3. Completely or diametrically different.

Thesaurus: dissimilar, contrasting, diametrical, antipodal, poles apart, like day and night; Antonym: same, matched.
4. Referring to something that is the other of a matching or contrasting pair.

Example: the opposite sex
5a. bot.
Said of leaves: arranged in pairs on a stem, so that the two members of a pair are exactly opposite each other;
5b. bot.
Said of flower parts: on the same radius.
6. math.
Said of a side of a triangle: facing a specified angle.

noun

1. An opposite person or thing.

Thesaurus: inverse, reverse, antithesis, contrary, converse, contradiction; foil, counterpart; Antonym: same.

adverb

1. In or into an opposite position.

Example: live opposite

prep

1. In a position across from and facing them or it.

Example: a house opposite the station
Form: opposite to someone (also)
Form: opposite to something
2. Said of an actor: in a role which complements that taken by another actor; co-starring with them.

Example: played opposite Olivier

Derivative: oppositely
adverb

Derivative: oppositeness
noun

Etymology: 14c: French, from Latin opponere, oppositum; see opponent.