opposite views

  • 1hold opposite views — index collide (clash), conflict, disaccord, disagree Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2opposite# — opposite n contradictory, contrary, antithesis, antipode, antonym (see under OPPOSITE adj) opposite adj Opposite, contradictory, contrary, antithetical, antipodal, antipodean, antonymous are comparable chiefly as applied to abstractions and as… …

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  • 3opposite — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin oppositus, past participle of opponere Date: 14th century 1. a. set over against something that is at the other end or side of an intervening line or space < opposite interior …

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  • 4opposite — 1. adjective 1) the opposite page Syn: facing, opposing, reverse 2) opposite views Syn: conflicting, contrasting, incompatible, irreconcilable, antithetical, contradictory, clashing, contrary …

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  • 5opposite — 1. adjective 1) they sat opposite each other Syn: facing, face to face with, across from 2) the opposite page Syn: facing, opposing 3) opposite views Syn …

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  • 6opposite — [äp′ə zit, äp′əsit] adj. [OFr &LT; L oppositus, pp. of opponere: see OPPONENT] 1. set against, facing, or back to back; at the other end or side; in a contrary position or direction: often with to 2. characterized by hostility or resistance 3.&#8230; …

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  • 7opposite — oppositely, adv. oppositeness, n. /op euh zit, sit/, adj. 1. situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.&#8230; …

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  • 8opposite — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Radically different] Syn. contrary, antithetical, antithetic, reverse, inverse, converse, diametric, diametrical, antonymous, contrasting, contradictory, counter, conflicting, opposed, opposing, polar, poles apart,&#8230; …

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  • 9opposite — 01. Craig was sitting [opposite] his ex wife at their daughter s wedding. 02. U.N. observers have reported that [opposition] party supporters are being threatened during voting in the election. 03. Some parents [oppose] the sale of condoms from&#8230; …

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  • 10on opposite sides of the barricades — adjective Of starkly different, opposite views on an issue. Syn: diametrically opposed …

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