Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with opposite in American Collocation
opposite
adjective
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈɑpəzɪt/
completely
completely
diametrically
directly
entirely
They feel they are being asked to do two diametrically opposite things at the same time.
exactly
exactly
precisely
His views on society were exactly opposite to those expressed by Julius Caesar.
apparently
apparently
seemingly
This was a wonderful mix of music and science, two seemingly opposite disciplines.
position or direction
corner
direction
end
extreme
polarity
pole
side
While donations have risen sharply in America, the trend in Britain has gone in the opposite direction.
Each new theory was a reaction against the one before, and would go to the opposite extreme.
effect
effect
reaction
Some people have the opposite reaction: “Yes, this is the job for me!”
conclusion
conclusion
On similar facts the Court of Appeal came to the opposite conclusion.