opposite vs versus

opposite

prep
  • In a complementary role to. 

  • Facing, or across from. 

  • On another channel at the same time. 

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. 

adv
  • In an opposite position. 

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. 

versus

prep
  • Compared with, as opposed to. 

  • Against; in opposition to. 

  • Bringing a legal action against, as used in the title of a court case in which the first party indicates the plaintiff (or appellant or the like), and the second indicates the defendant (or respondent or the like). 

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