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OPPOSITENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The relation between opposed entities
Synonyms:
oppositeness; opposition
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("oppositeness" is a kind of...):
relation (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "oppositeness"):
antagonism (the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors)
inverse; opposite (something inverted in sequence or character or effect)
contrary; opposite; reverse (a relation of direct opposition)
tertium quid (some third thing similar to two opposites but distinct from both)
contrariety (the relation between contraries)
contrary (exact opposition)
contradiction (opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas)
contradictoriness (the relation that exists when opposites cannot coexist)
ungradable opposition (an opposition that has no intermediate grade; either one or the other)
polarity; sign (having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges))
gradable opposition (an opposition that is capable of being graded)
mutual opposition; polarity (a relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies)
flip side (a different aspect of something (especially the opposite aspect))
contrast; direct contrast (the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared)
conflict (opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot))
antithesis (exact opposite)
antipode (direct opposite)
Derivation:
opposite (characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed)
opposite (altogether different in nature or quality or significance)
