Opposite vs. Similar

Oppositeadjective

Located directly across from something else, or from each other.

Oppositeadjective

(botany) Of leaves and flowers, positioned directly across from each other on a stem.

Oppositeadjective

Facing in the other direction.

Oppositeadjective

Of either of two complementary or mutually exclusive things.

Oppositeadjective

Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.

Oppositenoun

Something opposite or contrary to something else.

Oppositenoun

An opponent.

Oppositenoun

An antonym.

Oppositenoun

(mathematics) An additive inverse.

Oppositeadverb

In an opposite position.

Oppositepreposition

Facing, or across from.

Oppositepreposition

In a complementary role to.

Oppositepreposition

(television) On another channel at the same time.

Oppositeadjective

Placed over against; standing or situated over against or in front; facing; - often with to; as, a house opposite to the Exchange; the concert hall and the state theater stood opposite each other on the plaza.

Oppositeadjective

Situated on the other end of an imaginary line passing through or near the middle of an intervening space or object; - of one object with respect to another; as, the office is on the opposite side of town; - also used both to describe two objects with respect to each other; as, the stores were on opposite ends of the mall.

Oppositeadjective

Applied to the other of two things which are entirely different; other; as, the opposite sex; the opposite extreme; antonyms have opposite meanings.

Oppositeadjective

Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.

Oppositeadjective

Set over against each other, but separated by the whole diameter of the stem, as two leaves at the same node.

Oppositenoun

One who opposes; an opponent; an antagonist.

Oppositenoun

That which is opposed or contrary in character or meaning; as, sweetness and its opposite; up is the opposite of down.

Oppositenoun

two words that express opposing concepts;

Oppositenoun

a relation of direct opposition;

Oppositenoun

a contestant that you are matched against

Oppositenoun

something inverted in sequence or character or effect;

Oppositeadjective

being directly across from each other; facing;

Oppositeadjective

of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem;

Oppositeadjective

moving or facing away from each other;

Oppositeadjective

the other one of a complementary pair;

Oppositeadjective

altogether different in nature or quality or significance;

Oppositeadjective

characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed;

Oppositeadverb

directly facing each other;

Similaradjective

Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable.

Similaradjective

(mathematics) Of geometrical figures including triangles, squares, ellipses, arcs and more complex figures, having the same shape but possibly different size, rotational orientation, and position; in particular, having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional; such that one can be had from the other using a sequence of rotations, translations and scalings.

Similarnoun

That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.

Similarnoun

(homeopathy) A material that produces an effect that resembles the symptoms of a particular disease.

Similaradjective

Exactly corresponding; resembling in all respects; precisely like.

Similaradjective

Nearly corresponding; resembling in many respects; somewhat like; having a general likeness.

Similaradjective

Homogenous; uniform.

Similarnoun

That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.

Similaradjective

marked by correspondence or resemblance;

Similaradjective

having the same or similar characteristics;

Similaradjective

resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination;

Similaradjective

(of words) expressing closely related meanings

Similaradjective

capable of replacing or changing places with something else;

Similaradjective

having a resemblance in appearance, character, or quantity, without being identical

Similaradjective

(of geometrical figures) having the same shape, with the same angles and proportions, though of different sizes.

Similarnoun

a person or thing similar to another

Similarnoun

a substance that produces effects resembling the symptoms of particular diseases (the basis of homeopathic treatment)