How to Use "Opposite" with Example Sentences

opposite (adj): located on the other side of something; totally different

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Used with nouns:

"I am on the opposite side of the fence."
(side)

"They are on opposite teams."
(teams)

"They live in opposite directions."
(directions, ways, corners)

"I stood on the opposite side."
(side, edge, end, shore)

"The drug had the opposite effect on me."
(effect)

"There is an illustration on the opposite page."
(page)

Used with prepositions:

"The bed was placed opposite of the window."
(of, to)

opposite (n): a person or thing that is completely different from someone or something else

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Used with verbs:

"They say that opposites attract."
(attract)

Used with adjectives:

"I am the total opposite of him."
(total, polar, direct)

"He always does the exact opposite of what he's told to do."
(exact)

Example sentences:

"'Hot' is the opposite of 'cold'."

"The words 'on' and 'off' are opposites."

"The sisters are opposites."

"They are such opposites."