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adjective • being in opposition or having an opponent | ||||||||
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adjective • of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem 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 • a relation of direct opposition • a contestant that you are matched against • something inverted in sequence or character or effect adverb • directly facing each other adjective satellite • being directly across from each other; facing • moving or facing away from each other • the other one of a complementary pair • altogether different in nature or quality or significance • characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed | ||||||||
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adjective satellite • contrary to your interests or welfare • in an opposing direction | ||||||||
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OPPOSED which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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Updated: October 13, 2023
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