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100 Best Synonyms for “Opposite”

July 21, 2026

100 Best Synonyms for

No. Item Definition
1. abreast of level with and beside
2. across on the other side of
3. adverse unfavorable or opposed
4. against in opposition or contact with
5. alternate serving as another choice
6. alternative available as another option
7. antagonistic actively opposed or hostile
8. anti opposed to something
9. antipodal diametrically opposed or contrary
10. antithesis direct contrast or counterpart
11. antithetical directly opposed in meaning
12. as opposed to rather than; in contrast with
13. at odds with in conflict with
14. at variance with not agreeing with
15. athwart across or contrary to
16. back the rear side
17. backside rear surface or side
18. backward directed toward the rear
19. backwards in reverse direction
20. balancing offsetting another force
21. before in front of
22. conflicting clashing or incompatible
23. contradicting denying or opposing
24. contradictory mutually inconsistent or opposed
25. contrarian opposing prevailing views
26. contrary completely different or opposed
27. contrasting clearly different in comparison
28. converse reversed in relation or order
29. counter against or contrary to
30. counteractive working against an effect
31. counterpart matching person or thing
32. countervailing offsetting or opposing
33. crosswise across rather than lengthwise
34. dead against strongly opposed to
35. diametric completely opposed
36. diametrical wholly opposite in nature
37. different not the same
38. disagreement lack of agreement
39. dissimilar not alike
40. divergence difference or separation
41. dual paired with a counterpart
42. enemy hostile opponent
43. face-to-face directly facing each other
44. facing side side turned toward something
45. facing toward turned in the direction of
46. far side side across from here
47. farther side more distant facing side
48. flip side contrasting other aspect
49. flipside contrasting other side
50. foil contrasting counterpart
51. front side facing forward
52. fronting facing toward something
53. head-on directly facing or confronting
54. hostile to strongly against
55. in contrast to unlike or compared against
56. in front of directly before or facing
57. incompatibility inability to agree or coexist
58. incompatible with unable to coexist or agree
59. inconsistent with not compatible with
60. inimical hostile or harmful to
61. inverse reversed in order or relation
62. inverted turned upside down or reversed
63. juxtaposed placed side by side for contrast
64. meet face or confront
65. negative opposed or denying
66. neutralizing counteracting an effect
67. obverse corresponding front side
68. offsetting balancing or counteracting
69. on the other side across from a position
70. opponent one who opposes
71. opposed against or in disagreement
72. opposing set against or in conflict
73. opposition resistance or opposing side
74. other the remaining or alternative one
75. over against directly across from
76. over the way across the street or path
77. pitted against matched in opposition to
78. polar at an extreme contrast
79. polarity state of opposing extremes
80. rearward toward the back
81. reciprocal corresponding in reverse relation
82. resistant to opposed to accepting
83. resisting opposing or withstanding
84. restraint limiting or opposing control
85. retrograde moving backward or reversed
86. reverse the other way around
87. reversed turned the other way
88. rival competing opponent or equal
89. set against placed in opposition to
90. thwarting working against success
91. transverse lying across something
92. underside lower side of something
93. unfavorable not supporting; adverse
94. unlike different from something else
95. upside down in an inverted position
96. variance difference or disagreement
97. verso left-hand or back page
98. versus against or compared with
99. vis-à-vis face-to-face with; compared with
100. vs. against; versus
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