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OPPOSITES
The word "opposite" means having a quality or condition that is the reverse of another quality, being completely different or contradictory.
Examples would be UP as the opposite of DOWN, WET as the opposite of DRY, BALD as the opposite of HAIRY, or NEGATIVE charge as the opposite of POSITIVE charge. Not all words or conditions can have a true opposite, and some concepts can only be opposite in one sense or with respect to one property.
The term for words that have the opposite meaning (or nearly so) is antonyms.
ACROSS FROM
The word opposite can also mean across from, as on the other side of a table, the other side of a room, or the other side of a street.
An opposite is something completely different from something else in some manner. The concepts of hot and cold are opposites, as are up and down. In physics, the opposite of a positive charge is a negative charge, and in some cases these types of opposites may cancel each other out.
In human behavior, an opposite of someone is one whose qualities or social tendencies are very different in some ways (e.g. introvert/extrovert, optimist/pessimist).
The word for words that mean the opposite of each other, or nearly so, is antonym. An antonym of tall may be short, and an antonym of large can be small. Some words have very specific meanings, or more than one meaning, and may have more than one antonym.
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Weak is to powerful as WHAT is to generous?
An opposite of powerful is weak. An opposite of generous is mean or miserly.
What words mean the opposite of pallor?
The opposite of Pallor is bright or vivid.
What is the opposite of apex?
The opposite of apex is antapex.(Nadir is the opposite of one use of apex, to mean zenith.)
What does the opposite of gloomy mean?
happy
What is the opposite for language?
Taking language to mean meaningful communication the opposite would be gibberish.
What integer is the opposite of -11?
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What does opposite of the opposite mean?
happy
What is the opposite of mean that begins with the letter T?
Tender is the opposite of mean.
What is the opposite of -138?
The answer depends on whether you mean multiplicative opposite or additive opposite.
What is the opposite of opeaque?
If you mean opaque then the opposite of it is transparent.
What does opposite mean in maths?
Adding is the opposite of subtracting
What is the opposite to mean 4 letters?
The word that has only four letters and is the opposite of mean in NICE
Does antonyms mean the same as or opposite of one another?
Antonyms mean the opposite of one another
What is the opposite of -3.0?
I am assuming that you mean opposite and not opposide, which is a word that is not found in the English language.The answer depends on the context for defining opposite: whether you mean additive opposite or multiplicative opposite or an opposite defined under some other criterion.
What is the sum of an integer and its opposite?
If by "opposite" you mean its additive inverse, the answer is 0. If by "opposite" you mean its multiplicative inverse, for the number x, it will be (x+1/x).
Weak is to powerful as WHAT is to generous?
An opposite of powerful is weak. An opposite of generous is mean or miserly.
What is the opposite of a nonzero rational number?
The answer depends on whether you mean an additive opposite or a multiplicative opposite.
