opposite, n.
(opposites)
freq. cnt. 4
(opposites)
freq. cnt. 4
a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
antonym opposite opposite word
sample sentences
"to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'"
a contestant that you are matched against
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
opponent opposite opposition
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
a relation of direct opposition
<noun.relation> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
contrary opposite reverse
sample sentences
"we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"
semantic pointers
hypernym
something inverted in sequence or character or effect
<noun.relation>
inverse opposite
sample sentences
"when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse"
semantic pointers
hyponym
hypernym