Collocations for opposite - 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.
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.
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.
The effect was exactly the opposite to what he intended.