"opposite" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

opposite sustantivo

sustantivo + opposite
Kolokacji: 5
opposite of clarity • opposite of football • mirror opposite • direction opposite • wall opposite
opposite + verbo
Kolokacji: 3
opposite attracts • opposite happens • opposite occurs
adjetivo + opposite
Kolokacji: 13
exact opposite • polar opposite • complete opposite • direct opposite • total opposite • ...
(1) exact, direct, precise
Kolokacji: 3
1. polar opposite = całkowite przeciwieństwo polar opposite
2. diametric opposite = diametralne coś przeciwnego diametric opposite
  • Dr. Shaffer said that some children who take their own lives are the diametric opposite of those with antisocial character disorders.
  • His coal black hair and eyes, combined with the same shade of clothing he wore, made him the diametric opposite of Astra.
  • Rarely were there attempts to bridge the gap between these diametric opposites.
  • It may seem the diametric opposite of the most famous portraits of history, but it isn't.
  • Her house is the diametric opposite of mine; it is totally free of clutter.
  • When viewed thus, what emerges is that the absurd world it describes is the diametric opposite of our paradigm case.
  • Helton was nearly the diametric opposite of the brash, innovative John Jenkins.
  • Why else would ministers laud the educational success of other countries, then introduce the diametric opposite here?
  • He espouses the remarkable principle that whatever is established practice is incorrect, and in fact the diametric opposite of what should be done.
  • This is the diametric opposite of tolerance.
3. complementary opposite = uzupełniające coś przeciwnego complementary opposite
(4) physical, temperamental
Kolokacji: 2

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