Next vs. Opposite
Difference Between Next and Opposite
Nextadjective
in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining.
Oppositeadjective
Located directly across from something else, or from each other.
She saw him walking on the opposite side of the road.Nextadjective
(obsolete) Most direct, or shortest or nearest in distance or time.
Oppositeadjective
(botany) Of leaves and flowers, positioned directly across from each other on a stem.
Nextadjective
Nearest in order, succession, or rank; immediately following (or sometimes preceding) in order.
the next chapter; the next man I see; the next week; the Sunday next before EasterOppositeadjective
Facing in the other direction.
They were moving in opposite directions.Nextadjective
(figuratively) Following in a hypothetical sequence of some kind.
The man was driven by his love for money and his desire to become the next Bill Gates.Oppositeadjective
Of either of two complementary or mutually exclusive things.
He has a lot of success with the opposite sex.Nextadjective
Nearest in relationship. next of kin.}}
next friendOppositeadjective
Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.
Nextdeterminer
The one immediately following the current or most recent one
Next week would be a good time to meet.I'll know better next time.Oppositenoun
Something opposite or contrary to something else.
Nextdeterminer
Closest to seven days (one week) in the future.
The party is next Tuesday; that is, not tomorrow, but eight days from now.Oppositenoun
An opponent.
Nextadverb
In a time, place, rank or sequence closest or following.
They live in the next closest house.Next, we stripped off the old paint.Who is next after Henry gives his presentation?It's the next best thing to ice cream.Oppositenoun
An antonym.
"Up" is the opposite of "down".Nextadverb
On the first subsequent occasion.
Financial panic, earthquakes, oil spills, riots. What comes next?When we next meet, you'll be married.Oppositenoun
(mathematics) An additive inverse.
Nextpreposition
On the side of; nearest or adjacent to; next to.
Oppositeadverb
In an opposite position.
I was on my seat and she stood opposite.Nextnoun
The one that follows after this one.
Next, please, don't hold up the queue!Oppositepreposition
Facing, or across from.
He lives opposite the pub.Nextadjective
nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space;
had adjacent roomsin the next roomthe person sitting next to meour rooms were side by sideOppositepreposition
In a complementary role to.
He played opposite Marilyn Monroe.Nextadjective
(of elected officers) elected but not yet serving;
our next presidentOppositepreposition
(television) On another channel at the same time.
The game show Just Men! aired opposite The Young and the Restless on CBS.Nextadjective
immediately following in time or order;
the following daynext in linethe next presidentthe next item on the listOppositenoun
two words that express opposing concepts;
to him the opposite of gay was depressedNextadverb
at the time or occasion immediately following;
next the doctor examined his backOppositenoun
a relation of direct opposition;
we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was trueOppositenoun
a contestant that you are matched against
Oppositenoun
something inverted in sequence or character or effect;
when the direct approach failed he tried the inverseOppositeadjective
being directly across from each other; facing;
And I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarmwe lived on opposite sides of the streetat opposite polesOppositeadjective
of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem;
opposite leavesOppositeadjective
moving or facing away from each other;
looking in opposite directionsthey went in opposite directionsOppositeadjective
the other one of a complementary pair;
the opposite sexthe two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colorsOppositeadjective
altogether different in nature or quality or significance;
the medicine's effect was opposite to that intendedit is said that opposite characters make a union happiestOppositeadjective
characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed;
in diametric contradiction to his claimsdiametrical (or opposite) points of viewopposite meaningsextreme and indefensible polar positionsOppositeadverb
directly facing each other;
the two photographs lay face-to-face on the tablelived all their lives in houses face-to-face across the streetthey sat opposite at the table
