placed over against; standing or situated over against or in front; facing; -- often with to; as, a house opposite to the exchange.-applied to the other of two things which are entirely different; other; as, the opposite sex; the opposite extreme.-extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.-set over against each other, but separated by the whole diameter of the stem, as two leaves at the same node.-placed directly in front of another part or organ, as a stamen which stands before a petal.-one who opposes; an opponent; an antagonist.-that which is opposed or contrary; as, sweetness and its opposite.