opposite
adverb /ˈɒp.ə.zɪt/
/ˈɑː.pə-/ Definition
B1 in a position facing someone or something but on the other side: She asked the man sitting opposite whether he'd mind if she opened the window. The people who live opposite (= on the other side of the road) are always making a lot of noise.Through, across, opposite and against
(Definition of opposite adverb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- across adverb, preposition
- across country idiom
- across preposition
- against preposition (IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION)
- agin preposition
- along preposition (FROM ONE END TO ANOTHER)
- cross- prefix
- cross-country adverb
- front verb
- give onto sth phrasal verb
- on preposition (PAIN)
- opposite adjective (FACING)
- opposite preposition
- other determiner (OPPOSITE)
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