opposite : Idioms & Phrases
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opposite number
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noun a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another
counterpart; vis-a-vis.
WordNet
opposite word
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noun a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other
antonym; opposite.
- to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'