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Main Entry:
opposite [op-uh-zit, -sit]
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: unlike, conflicting; completely different
Synonyms: adverse, antagonistic, antipodal, antipodean, antithetical, contradictory, contrapositive, contrary, contrasted, corresponding, counter, crosswise, diametric, diametrically opposed, different, differing, dissimilar, diverse, facing, flip-side, fronting, hostile, inconsistent, independent, inimical, inverse, irreconcilable, obverse, opposed, ornery*, paradoxical, polar, repugnant, retrograde, reverse, reversed, separate, unalike, unconnected, unrelated, unsimilar, violative, vis-á-vis
Notes: contrary describes something that contradicts a proposition, converse is used when the elements of a proposition are reversed, opposite pertains to that which is diametrically opposed to a proposition, and reverse can mean each of those
Antonyms: compatible, like, similar
Main Entry: antithetical
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: reverse
Synonyms: contradictory, contrary, contrasted, converse, counter, inverse, opposed, opposite, polarized, poles apart
Main Entry: contradictory
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: antagonistic
Synonyms: adverse, against, agin, anti, antipodal, antipodean, antithetic, antithetical, con, conflicting, contrary, converse, counter, counteractive, diametric, discrepant, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, irreconcilable, negating, no go, nullifying, opposing, opposite, ornery*, paradoxical, polar, repugnant, reverse
Antonyms: agreeing, confirming, consistent, reconcilable, reconciled, vouching
Main Entry: diametric/diametrical
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: opposed, conflicting
Synonyms: adverse, antipodal, antipodean, antithetical, contradictory, contrary, contrasting, converse, counter, facing, opposite, polar, reverse
Antonyms: approving, coinciding, like, same, similar
Main Entry: discordant
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: not in harmony; conflicting
Synonyms: antagonistic, antipathetic, at odds, cacophonous, clashing, contradictory, contrarient, contrary, different, disagreeing, discrepant, dissonant, divergent, grating, harsh, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, inconsonant, inharmonious, jangling, jarring, on a sour note, opposite, quarreling, strident, uncongenial, unharmonious, unmelodious, unmixable
Antonyms: agreeable, agreeing, concordant, cooperating, harmonious
Main Entry: dissimilar
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: not alike; not capable of comparison
Synonyms: antithetical, antonymous, contradictory, contrary, different, disparate, distant, divergent, diverse, far cry, heterogeneous, individual, like night and day, march to a different drummer, mismatched, mismated, not similar, offbeat, opposite, poles apart, unequal, unique, unlike, unrelated, unsimilar, various, weird*
Antonyms: alike, compatible, equal, matched, related, same, similar
Main Entry: divergent
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: differing
Synonyms: aberrant, abnormal, anomalous, antithetical, atypical, conflicting, contradictory, contrary, deviating, different, disagreeing, disparate, dissimilar, dissonant, distant, diverging, diverse, factional, factious, irregular, off-key, opposite, poles apart, separate, unalike, unequal, unlike, unnatural, unsimilar, untypical, variant, various
Antonyms: agreeing, convergent, similar
Main Entry: diverse
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: different; various
Synonyms: assorted, contradictory, contrary, contrasted, contrasting, contrastive, differing, discrete, disparate, dissimilar, distant, distinct, divergent, diversified, diversiform, incommensurable, like night and day, manifold, miscellaneous, mixed bag, multifarious, opposite, separate, several, sundry, unalike, unequal, unlike, varied, varying
Notes: divers has the meaning 'several, many, various,' while diverse has the meaning 'different, unlike, variegated'; diverse derived from divers and was influenced by adverse and perverse
Antonyms: alike, conforming, identical, like, parallel, similar, uniform
Main Entry: hostile
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: antagonistic, mean
Synonyms: adverse, alien, allergic, anti*, argumentative, bellicose, belligerent, bitter, catty, chill*, cold*, competitive, contentious, contrary, disapproving, dour, hateful, ill-disposed, inhospitable, inimical, malevolent, malicious, malignant, militant, nasty, opposed, opposite, oppugnant, ornery*, pugnacious, rancorous, scrappy, sour*, spiteful, surly, unfavorable, unfriendly, unkind, unpropitious, unsociable, unsympathetic, unwelcoming, viperous, virulent, vitriolic, warlike
Notes: a hostel is inexpensive supervised lodging, while hostile means characterized by enmity or ill will or very unfriendly or antagonistic
Antonyms: agreeable, friendly, gentle, kind, nice, welcoming
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