opposite vs two-way

opposite

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. 

noun
  • 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 antonym. 

  • An additive inverse. 

prep
  • Facing, or across from. 

  • In a complementary role to. 

  • On another channel at the same time. 

two-way

adj
  • Moving or occurring in opposite directions. 

  • Involving the mutual action or participation of two parties. 

  • Playing both offense and defense in the same game. 

  • Having or involving exactly two variables; bivariate. 

  • Allowing traffic in two directions. 

  • Permitting communication in two directions, i.e. both transmitting and receiving. 

  • Utilising both Western and Indigenous knowledge systems; bothways. 

noun
  • A serving of Cincinnati chili with spaghetti. 

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