opposite sex
noun
the opposite sex women in relation to men or men in relation to women
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- opposite,
- opposite field,
- opposite number,
- opposite number, one's,
- opposite prompt,
- opposition,
- oppositional disorder,
- oppositionist,
- oppress,
- oppressed
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Examples from the Web for opposite sex
In contrast, we found several research projects that compared much larger numbers of children in same and opposite-sex households.
Before her same-sex marriage, Vincent was involved in an opposite-sex marriage that ended in divorce.
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