opposite
adjective
situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing.
oppositely
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a word derived from
opposite.
Example Sentences
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The experts I spoke with were oppositely equivocal, despite acknowledging the apparent quality control issues at Boeing.
From Slate ● Feb. 2, 2024
Interestingly, mutations that impair function of the closely related ATP8B4 lipid flippase are oppositely important risk factors of Alzheimer's.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 5, 2023
Even the grave’s placement within the cemetery, standing apart and oriented oppositely to all the others, is a point of contention.
From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2022
I might look at somebody else’s posts that take oppositely of me and think similar things,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2021
Thus, natural selection acts oppositely on seeds and on fruits.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
