situated on the other or further side when seen from a specified or implicit viewpoint; facing

a crowd gathered on the opposite side of the street

completely different; of a contrary kind

a word that is opposite in meaning to another

currents flowing in opposite directions

a person or thing that is totally different from or the reverse of someone or something else

we were opposites in temperament

the literal is the opposite of the figurative

in a position facing a specified or implied subject

she was sitting almost opposite

he went into the shop opposite

in a position on the other side of a specific area from; facing

they sat opposite one another

(of a leading actor) in a complementary role to (another)

the star was a young man playing opposite an older woman