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Opposite

/ˈɒpəsɪt/

Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:14 pts8 letters
Definition of Opposite

noun

  1. Something opposite or contrary to something else.
  2. An opponent.
  3. An antonym.

    ""Up" is the opposite of "down"."

  4. An additive inverse.

adjective

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

    "She saw him walking on the opposite side of the road."

  2. Of leaves and flowers, positioned directly across from each other on a stem.
  3. Facing in the other direction.

    "They were moving in opposite directions."

  4. Of either of two complementary or mutually exclusive things.

    "He is attracted to the opposite sex."

  5. Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.

adverb

  1. In an opposite position.

    "I was on my seat and she stood opposite."

preposition

  1. Facing, or across from.

    "He lives opposite the pub."

  2. In a complementary role to.

    "He played opposite Marilyn Monroe."

  3. On another channel at the same time.

    "The game show Just Men! aired opposite The Young and the Restless on CBS."

Anagrams of Opposite

No exact anagrams found for "opposite". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "opposite" and rearranging:

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Related Word Patterns
OP...Words starting with "op"...TEWords ending with "te"All 8-letter wordsUnscramble "opposite"
Letter Values
o1
p3
p3
o1
s1
i1
t1
e1

Total: 12 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Opposite
abateabbreviateabdicateablateablegateabnegateabominateabrogateabsoluteacaudateaccelerateaccentuate
Related 8-Letter Words
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Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Opposite"

Opposite is a 8-letter word that scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Opposite" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "opposite" is a medium-scoring word.