opposite

ADVERBADJECTIVENOUN /ɑpəsɪt/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH O

opposite is a valid 8-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
O1P3P3O1S1I1T1E1
1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING

What does opposite mean?

ADVERB · 1 SENSE
1

Directly facing each other.

“they sat opposite at the table”

ADJECTIVE · 6 SENSES
1

Moving or facing away from each other.

“looking in opposite directions”

“they went in opposite directions”

SIMILAR
2

The other one of a complementary pair.

“the opposite sex”

“the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors”

SIMILAR
3

Characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed.

“diametrical (or opposite) points of view”

“opposite meanings”

SIMILAR
4

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

“opposite leaves”

SYNONYMS
ANTONYMS
5

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”

SIMILAR
6

Being directly across from each other; facing.

“And I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm”

“we lived on opposite sides of the street”

SIMILAR
NOUN · 4 SENSES
1

A contestant that you are matched against.

BROADER
2

A relation of direct opposition.

3

Something inverted in sequence or character or effect.

SYNONYMS
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.

BROADER