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01. Craig was sitting [opposite] his ex-wife at their daughter's wedding.
02. U.N. observers have reported that [opposition] party supporters are being threatened during voting in the election.
03. Some parents [oppose] the sale of condoms from vending machines in high schools.
04. Malcolm X was not entirely [opposed] to the use of violence in the struggle for equal rights.
05. My friend and I hold [opposing] views on most political issues, but that allows us to have some great discussions.
06. The [opposing] team must score within the next five minutes in order to avoid elimination.
07. The Republican candidate has [opposed] all measures to toughen environmental protection laws in our state for the last 2 years.
08. French artist Marc Chagall observed that in painting all colors are the friends of their neighbors, and the lovers of their [opposites].
09. Sholem Asch once said that not the power to remember, but its very [opposite], the power to forget, is a necessary condition for our existence.
10. Roger von Oech once observed that most people think of success and failure as [opposites], but they both are products of the same process.
11. There is a German proverb which suggests that marriage is the [opposite] to a fever attack; it begins very hot, and ends very cold.
12. Australia's seasons are the [opposite] of those in the northern hemisphere; when it's winter in Australia, it's summer in the United States.
13. On Venus, the sun rises in the west, and sets in the east - the [opposite] of Earth.
14. The numbers on [opposite] sides of dice always add up to 7.
15. In 1933, the Nazi Party under Adolf Hitler banned all [opposition] parties in Germany.
16. The government of Iceland is currently [opposed] to membership in the European Union.
17. Sigmund Freud once suggested that men are strong only so long as they represent a strong idea. They become powerless when they [oppose] it.
18. The human rights organization Amnesty International [opposes] the death penalty and the torture of all prisoners.

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  • opposite — [ ɔpozit ] n. m. • 1325; adj. XIIIe; lat. oppositus « opposé » → opposé ♦ Vx Lieu, côté opposé; manière opposée. ♢ Mod. Loc. adv. À L OPPOSITE; loc. prép. À L OPPOSITE DE. Leurs maisons sont situées à l opposite l une de l autre, en face. ⇒ vis à …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • opposite — Ⅰ. opposite UK US /ˈɒpəzɪt/ adjective ► completely different: opposite to sth »This year s conference is completely opposite to last year s, which was very poorly attended. »The new rates of pay were intended to increase staff morale, but they… …   Financial and business terms

  • opposite# — opposite n contradictory, contrary, antithesis, antipode, antonym (see under OPPOSITE adj) opposite adj Opposite, contradictory, contrary, antithetical, antipodal, antipodean, antonymous are comparable chiefly as applied to abstractions and as… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • opposite — op po*site ([o^]p p[ o]*z[i^]t or [o^]p p[ o]*s[i^]t), a. [F., fr. L. oppositus, p. p. of opponere. See {Opponent}.] 1. Placed over against; standing or situated over against or in front; facing; often with to; as, a house opposite to the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • opposite — Opposite. adj. de tout genre Qui est dans une situation opposée La rive opposite. le rivage opposite. Il s employe quelquefois au substantif, & alors il signifie Contraire. De ces deux hommes l un est doux, honneste & civil, l autre est brusque,… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • opposite — [äp′ə zit, äp′əsit] adj. [OFr < L oppositus, pp. of opponere: see OPPONENT] 1. set against, facing, or back to back; at the other end or side; in a contrary position or direction: often with to 2. characterized by hostility or resistance 3.… …   English World dictionary

  • opposite — As an adjective denoting position, opposite is followed by to (Two people directly opposite to each other); it is also used with the same meaning as a preposition without to (Two people directly opposite each other). As a noun, opposite is… …   Modern English usage

  • Opposite — may refer to: Opposite (semantics), a word that means the opposite of a word Botany: a kind of arrangement of leaves Additive inverse, in mathematics, taking the negative ( opposite ) of a number Opposite category or dual category, in category… …   Wikipedia

  • opposite — ► ADJECTIVE 1) situated on the other or further side; facing. 2) completely different. 3) being the other of a contrasted pair. 4) (of angles) between opposite sides of the intersection of two lines. ► NOUN ▪ an opposite person or thing. ► ADVERB …   English terms dictionary

  • Opposite — Op po*site, n. 1. One who opposes; an opponent; an antagonist. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The opposites of this day s strife. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is opposed or contrary in character or meaning; as, sweetness and its opposite; up is the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • opposite — [adj] unlike, conflicting; completely different adverse, antagonistic, antipodal, antipodean, antithetical, contradictory, contrapositive, contrary, contrasted, corresponding, counter, crosswise, diametric, diametrically opposed, different,… …   New thesaurus

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