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Why does opposite mean antonym instead of opposing when it means completely different

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Answered by jayant050
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Answer:

synonyms

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Answered by saumya82
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Answer:

being as different as possible

those two are fundamentally opposite—she being loquacious and outgoing where he is quiet and reserved

Synonyms for opposite

antipodal, antipodean, antithetical, contradictory, contrary, diametric (or diametrical), polar

Words Related to opposite

adverse, negative, unfavorable

antagonistic, antipathetic, counter, cross, hostile

converse, inverse, obverse, reverse

alien, disparate, dissimilar, divergent, unalike, unlike

Near Antonyms for opposite

alike, analogous, like, similar

equivalent, identical, same

synonymous

Antonyms for opposite

noncontradictory

opposite noun

Synonyms & Antonyms of opposite (Entry 2 of 2)

something that is as different as possible from something else

no matter what I say, you insist on the opposite

Synonyms for opposite

antipode, antithesis, contrary, counter, negative, obverse, reverse

Words Related to opposite

negation

antonym

counterpoint

converse, inverse, mirror image

Near Antonyms for opposite

synonym

analogue (or analog), counterpart

carbon copy, copy, duplicate, replica

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