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Plural of opposite

regular plural

The plural of opposite is opposites.

Forms of opposite

Singularopposite /ˈɒp.ə.zɪt/
Pluralopposites
Countablecountable

Opposites in a sentence

  • In some religions, good and evil are considered diametric opposites.From the entry diametric
  • Did I have one and accidentally Marie-Kondo’d it because “fear” and “joy” are polar opposites?2021 June 1, Erin King, You’re Kind of a Big Deal: Level Up by Unlocking Your Audacity, McGraw-Hill Education, →ISBN, page 45. From the entry Marie-Kondo
  • Both are opposites and it was trendy to be a bruh girl.2020 September, Rajasi Laddha, “I’m Not Like the Other Girls”, in The Prospector, volume 63, number 1, page 23. From the entry bruh girl
  • In the Histories, Brunhild and Fredegund appear as political adversaries and moral opposites.2015, E. T Dailey, Queens, Consorts, Concubines, page 119. From the entry Brunhild
  • What could have been clashing opposites were perfectly blended in her.2013, Sam Kauffman, MADDY - Courage and Heart: Life Lessons From a Puppy Handbook, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 138. From the entry dudette

Meaning of opposite

  1. adjective Located directly across from something else, or from each other.
  2. adjective Of leaves and flowers, positioned directly across from each other on a stem.
  3. adjective Facing in the other direction.

Full definition of opposite

Questions about the plural of opposite

What is the plural of opposite?
The plural of opposite is opposites.
Is opposite countable?
Opposite is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: opposite (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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