oppositeness
State of contradiction
Oppositeness is the quality of being opposite or contrary.
The word appears in philosophical and technical contexts where opposition itself is being discussed: The oppositeness of their views made compromise impossible.
In everyday speech, people usually reach for other constructions—"how opposite they are" or simply "the opposite."
Word with contrary meaning
- contraryOpposed in nature
- converseEngage in dialogue
- contrapositiveEquivalent reversed conditional
- negationDenial or cancellation
inverse · reversal · obverse · complement · counterpart · flipside · antithesis · contradiction
Affirming or certain
- negativeOpposite of affirmative
- binaryConsisting of two parts
- dualismPhilosophy of opposed pairs
- dichotomyDivision into contrasting parts
bipolar · poles · extremes · yin · yang · duality · magnetism · charge
Adjacent contrasting placement
- comparisonAssessment of similarities
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- differentiationRecognizing meaningful differences
- contradistinctionDistinction by opposing qualities
dissimilarity · unlikeness · disparity · incongruity · discrepancy · distinctiveness · heterogeneity · variation
antonym
Word with contrary meaning
- contraryOpposed in nature
- converseEngage in dialogue
- contrapositiveEquivalent reversed conditional
negation · inverse · reversal · obverse · complement · counterpart · flipside · antithesis · contradiction · counterbalance
positive
Affirming or certain
dichotomy · bipolar · poles · extremes · yin · yang · duality · magnetism · charge · attraction
juxtaposition
Adjacent contrasting placement
- comparisonAssessment of similarities
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- differentiationRecognizing meaningful differences
contradistinction · dissimilarity · unlikeness · disparity · incongruity · discrepancy · distinctiveness · heterogeneity · variation · divergence
oppositenesssameness
State of being identical
similarity · likeness · resemblance · similitude · alikeness
oppositenessidenticalness
Being exactly the same
identity · indistinguishability · interchangeability · uniformity · homogeneity
opposite, suppose, oppose, expose, impose, opponent, deposit, compose, opposition