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noun ADJ. complete, direct, exact, precise, very | polar OPPOSITE + VERB be the case, be true The oboe tends to lose power in the upper register, but with the clarinet the opposite is the case. PREP. the ~ of/to Doubt is not the opposite of faith?unbelief is. In temperament, she was the complete opposite to her sister. PHRASES exactly/just/quite the opposite The effect was exactly the opposite to what he intended.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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opposite
adjectives
the complete/total opposite
• She is the complete opposite of her sister.
the exact/precise/direct opposite
• My own experience says that the exact opposite is true.
the polar opposite of something
( also polar opposites ) (= used about two things, people etc that are completely opposite )
• These two viewpoints seem like polar opposites. • Mum was the polar opposite of dear old Dad.
phrases
the opposite is the case/is true
• People believe the sun moved around the earth, but Copernicus showed that the opposite was the case.
exactly/precisely the opposite
(= completely different than what has been said )
• It looks simple, but it is exactly the opposite.
the very opposite
(= exactly the opposite )
• Exercise does not increase the appetite - in fact, the very opposite is true.
just/quite the opposite
(= exactly the opposite )
• He wasn’t laughing. Quite the opposite, in fact.
verbs
do the opposite
• Whatever I tell him to do, he does the opposite.
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adj.
different:
We were on opposite sides of the room.
noun
contrary:
The truth was the opposite.
prep.
facing:
We parked the car opposite the bank.
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