| has gloss | (noun) the relation between opposed entities
oppositeness, opposition |
| lexicalization | eng: oppositeness |
| lexicalization | eng: opposition |
| subclass of | (noun) an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
relation |
| has subclass | (noun) direct opposite; "quiet: an antipode to focused busyness"
antipode |
| has subclass | (noun) exact opposite; "his theory is the antithesis of mine"
antithesis |
| has subclass | (noun) opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot); "this form of conflict is essential to Mann's writing"
conflict |
| has subclass | (noun) the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared; "in contrast to", "by contrast"
direct contrast, contrast |
| has subclass | (noun) a different aspect of something (especially the opposite aspect); "the flip side of your positive qualities sometimes get out of control"; "on the flip side of partnerships he talked about their competition"
flip side |
| has subclass | (noun) a relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies; "he viewed it as a balanced polarity between good and evil"
polarity, mutual opposition |
| has subclass | (noun) an opposition that is capable of being graded
gradable opposition |
| has subclass | (noun) having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges); "he got the polarity of the battery reversed"; "charges of opposite sign"
sign, polarity |
| has subclass | (noun) an opposition that has no intermediate grade; either one or the other
ungradable opposition |
| has subclass | (noun) the relation that exists when opposites cannot coexist
contradictoriness |
| has subclass | (noun) opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
contradiction |
| has subclass | (noun) exact opposition; "public opinion to the contrary he is not guilty"
contrary |
| has subclass | (noun) the relation between contraries
contrariety |
| has subclass | (noun) some third thing similar to two opposites but distinct from both
tertium quid |
| has subclass | (noun) a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"
contrary, reverse, opposite |
| has subclass | (noun) something inverted in sequence or character or effect; "when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse"
opposite, inverse |
| has subclass | (noun) the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors; "the inherent antagonism of capitalism and socialism"
antagonism |