I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ complete , direct , exact , precise , total , very
▪ polar
OPPOSITE + VERB
▪ be the case , be true
▪
The oboe tends to lose power in the upper register, but with the clarinet the ~ is the case.
▪
Most people look forward to the weekend, but with him the ~ is true.
PREPOSITION
▪ the ~ of , the ~ to
▪
‘Light’ is the ~ of ‘heavy’.
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In temperament, she was the complete ~ to her sister.
PHRASES
▪ exactly the ~ , just the ~ , quite the ~
▪
The effect was exactly the ~ to what he intended.
▪ ~s attract
II.
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