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antonym, opposite word, reverse, contrary
What is the opposite of cold?
ما هو ضدّ كلمة بارد؟
The words beautiful and ugly are opposites.
إنّ كلمتي جميل وبشع من الأضداد.
His actions are the opposite of what he says.
إنّ أفعاله ضد أقواله.
He is always the opposite of my opinions.
إنّّه دائماً ضدّ آرائي.
We learned about the opposites today in Arabic class.
تعلمّنا عن الأضّداد في حصة اللغة العربية اليوم.
(one's) opposite number
شخص بنفس المنصب أو الوظيفة
I've been going over the merger details with my opposite number in the XYZ Media.
at opposite poles
وجهات نظر متناقضة/ آراء متناقضة
Steve and I are just at opposite poles about the meaning of this poem.
be opposite sides of the same coin
شيئآن متشابهان أو مترابطان
I've always felt that environmentalism and human rights are opposite sides of the same coin.
on opposite sides of the barricade(s)
مواقف أو قضايا متعارضة
Unfortunately, it seems more and more to be the case that those who would see the economy recover and those who strive for social equality find themselves on opposite sides of the barricade.
opposites attract
الأضداد تتجاذب/ النظراء يتجاذبون
I know firsthand that opposites attract because my wife and I are very different people and have a very happy marriage!
Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin oppositus, past participle of opponere 'set against'.