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Collocations for opposite - noun

ADJECTIVE

complete, direct, exact, precise, total, very
polar

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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.
Most people look forward to the weekend, but with him the opposite is true.

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PREPOSITION

the opposite of, the opposite to
‘Light’ is the opposite of ‘heavy’.
In temperament, she was the complete opposite to her sister.

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PHRASES

exactly the opposite, just the opposite, quite the opposite
The effect was exactly the opposite to what he intended.
opposites attract

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Collocations for opposite - adj.

Opposite is used with these nouns:
bank, corner, direction, edge, effect, end, extreme, gender, impression, page, pole, reason, sex, shore, side, tack, trend, viewpoint, wall, way

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