opposite

(r) 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
face-to-face,
(s) 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
(a) of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem
- opposite leaves
paired,
(s) moving or facing away from each other
- looking in opposite directions
- they went in opposite directions
(s) the other one of a complementary pair
- the opposite sex
- the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors
(s) 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
(s) 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
diametric, diametrical, polar,

(n) a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other
- to him the antonym of "gay" was "depressed"
antonym, opposite word,
(n) a relation of direct opposition
- we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true
contrary, reverse,
(n) a contestant that you are matched against opponent, opposition,
(n) something inverted in sequence or character or effect
- when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse
inverse,

face-to-face antonym opposite word paired contrary reverse opponent opposition inverse diametric diametrical polar

equivalent word synonym alternate

opposing

oppositely oppositeness opposite number opposite word