OPPOSITENESS Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word oppositeness. (close relations)
oppose
Best Alternatives
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| opposition | nounn | |||||
noun • the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with • the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected • the relation between opposed entities • the act of hostile groups opposing each other • a contestant that you are matched against • a body of people united in opposing something • a direction opposite to another • an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force) | ||||||
| antagonism | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of deep-seated ill-will • the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors • an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility • (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure | ||||||
| antipode | nounn | |||||
noun • direct opposite | ||||||
| antithesis | nounn | |||||
noun • exact opposite • the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance | ||||||
| contradiction | nounn | |||||
noun • opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas • (logic) a statement that is necessarily false • the speech act of contradicting someone | ||||||
| contradistinction | nounn | |||||
noun • a distinction drawn on the basis of contrast | ||||||
| contrariety | nounn | |||||
noun • the relation between contraries | ||||||
| contrariness | nounn | |||||
noun • deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline • a fussy and eccentric disposition | ||||||
| inverse | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • opposite in nature or effect or relation to another quantity noun • something inverted in sequence or character or effect adjective satellite • reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect | ||||||
| paradox | nounn | |||||
noun • (logic) a statement that contradicts itself | ||||||
| contraposition | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • The statement of the form "if not Q then not P", given the statement "if P then Q". • Opposition; contrast. | ||||||
