eristic vs opposite

eristic

noun
  • One who makes specious arguments; one who is disputatious. 

  • A type of dialogue or argument where the participants do not have any reasonable goal. The aim is to argue for the sake of conflict, and often to see who can yell the loudest. 

adj
  • Provoking strife, controversy or discord. 

opposite

noun
  • An antonym. 

  • Something opposite or contrary to something else. 

  • An opponent. 

  • A person or thing that is entirely different from or the reverse of someone or something else; used to show contrast between two people or two things. 

  • An additive inverse. 

adj
  • Facing in the other direction. 

  • Of leaves and flowers, positioned directly across from each other on a stem. 

  • Located directly across from something else, or from each other. 

  • Of either of two complementary or mutually exclusive things. 

  • Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic. 

adv
  • In an opposite position. 

prep
  • Facing, or across from. 

  • In a complementary role to. 

  • On another channel at the same time. 

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