Like and Opposite

Like

Like adjective - Having qualities in common.

Opposite is an antonym for like in topics: equal, similar to.

Nearby Words: likely, likeness, liking, liked, likeable

Opposite

Opposite adjective - Being as different as possible.
Usage example: those two are fundamentally opposite—she being loquacious and outgoing where he is quiet and reserved

Like is an antonym for opposite in topics: different, unlike.

Nearby Words: opposition, opposed, oppositely

How words are described

good good like good opposite
nice nice like nice opposite
similar similar like similar opposite
complete complete like complete opposite
Other adjectives: total, small, real, new, few, less, official, western.

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / John Dies at the End Evil Sounds Deep: Compared to his book version, who sounded like a toddler touring with Limp Bizkit, Korrok sounds like Morgan Freeman on the opposite of helium... but still just as childish.
  • Literature / Apprentice Adept In "Unicorn Point", it's assumed that something similar must have happened with Citizen Red and Suchevane's Photon opposite, but Fleta doesn't recall anything like that.
  • Huge Guy, Tiny Girl Some writers like pairing up characters of opposite sex and opposite ends of the size spectrum.
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