opposite sides
Across from each
Opposite sides are the two faces of a flat object that face away from each other, like the front and back of a coin or a sheet of paper.
The phrase also describes positions across from each other: They sat on opposite sides of the table.
In disputes, opposite sides are the opposing parties or viewpoints: The lawyers represented opposite sides in the case.
- squareRhombus with right angles
- antagonisticActively opposed or hostile
- diagonalSlanting line or path
- antipodalDirectly opposite geographically
- polarOf extreme latitudes
counterparts · contrary · dichotomy · inverse · tug-of-war · battle lines · rectangle · camps · us versus them · rhombus · reverse · coin flip · yin-yang · quadrilateral · diametric · bipartisan · antithesis · aisle
opposite sidesside by side
Adjacent and parallel
one side · together · nearby · close together · proximate
opposite sidesallied
Joined in partnership
united front · united · in agreement · partners · aligned
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