opposite
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- adjective
- A1
- /ˈɒpəzɪt/
- /ˈɑːpəzɪt/

A1 [only before noun]
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on the other side of a particular area from somebody/something and usually facing them.

- Answers are given on the opposite page
- We live further down on the opposite of the road
- It's not easy having a relationship when you live at opposite ends of the country.

A1 [used after the noun]
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facing the speaker or somebody/something that has been mentioned.

- I cound see smoke coming from the windows of the house directly opposite.
- He sat down in the chair opposite.


A1 [usally before noun]
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as different as possible from something

- I wathced them leave and then drove off in the opposite direction.
- She tried calming him down, but it seemed to be having the opposite effect.
- Students at the opposite ends of ability range.
- A story about a pair of young boys from opposite extremes of society.
- Opposite to somebody/something: He took a view opposite to that of Tom.


Idioms
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Your opposite number
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(informal) A person who does the same job as you in another orgnization.

- The Foreign Secretary is currently having talks with his opposite number in the White House.

The opposite sex
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the other sex

- He found it difficult to talk to members of the opposite sex.

pull in different/opposite directions
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to have different aims that cannot be achieved together without causing any problems.

- There are different considerations, often pulling in different direction.