Clues for the word "OPPOSITE"
We've had 32 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 54 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on October 24, 2025.
Definition of opposite
- a. - Placed over against; standing or situated over against or in front; facing; -- often with to; as, a house opposite to the Exchange.
- a. - Applied to the other of two things which are entirely different; other; as, the opposite sex; the opposite extreme.
- a. - Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.
- a. - Set over against each other, but separated by the whole diameter of the stem, as two leaves at the same node.
- a. - Placed directly in front of another part or organ, as a stamen which stands before a petal.
- n. - One who opposes; an opponent; an antagonist.
- n. - That which is opposed or contrary; as, sweetness and its opposite.
Referring Clues
- Facing
- Like the prepositions in 23-, 35- and 46-Across
- Antithesis
- Antithetical
- Black, to white
- Night, to day
- Antonym
- On the other side
- Directly across from
- For, for against
- Reverse
- Contrary
- Top, to bottom
- Friend with place on line? On the contrary
- Playing with one kind of side in triangle
- It comes in to fight on the other side
- Directly contrary
- Diametrically contrary
- It comes in to resist, or just the contrary
- It comes in to resist on the other side
- Apt to change leader? Quite the contrary!
- Work back-to-back on location across the way
- Be against including it or just the reverse
- I pose topless, no less unusual but different
- Work goes back and forth on location? Quite the reverse
- Facing one's counterpart on location
- How co-stars play or work both ways on location
- Place behind pages in middle of book, quite different
- One's little mate with a place across the road
- Polar
- Left, to right
- Be against including it or just the converse
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 24, 2025
- Daily American - July 29, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - January 24, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 25, 2024
- Daily Quick - October 23, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - October 21, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - June 11, 2024
- Daily Quick - May 26, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - March 15, 2024
- Mirror Daily - February 28, 2024
- Daily Quick - January 15, 2024
- USA Today - November 22, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - November 07, 2023
- Daily American - July 29, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 18, 2022
- Daily Quick - October 23, 2022
- New York Times - January 03, 2022
- Daily Quick - January 15, 2018
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 05, 2018
- Mirror Daily - December 05, 2017
- Daily American - July 29, 2017
- Guardian Quick - January 25, 2017
- LA Times - October 23, 2016
- Guardian Cryptic - November 24, 2015
- Guardian Quick - November 19, 2014
- Washington Post - January 26, 2014
- Guardian Cryptic - November 21, 2013
- Guardian Quick - September 28, 2013
- Universal - August 07, 2013
- Guardian Quick - December 07, 2012
- And in 24 more crossword puzzles...