Next vs. Opposite

Next vs. Opposite — Is There a Difference?
ADVERTISEMENT

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 Easter

Oppositeadjective

Facing in the other direction.

They were moving in opposite directions.
ADVERTISEMENT

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 friend

Oppositeadjective

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.

ADVERTISEMENT

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 side

Oppositepreposition

In a complementary role to.

He played opposite Marilyn Monroe.

Nextadjective

(of elected officers) elected but not yet serving;

our next president

Oppositepreposition

(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 list

Oppositenoun

two words that express opposing concepts;

to him the opposite of gay was depressed

Nextadverb

at the time or occasion immediately following;

next the doctor examined his back

Oppositenoun

a relation of direct opposition;

we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true

Oppositenoun

a contestant that you are matched against

Oppositenoun

something inverted in sequence or character or effect;

when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse

Oppositeadjective

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 poles

Oppositeadjective

of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem;

opposite leaves

Oppositeadjective

moving or facing away from each other;

looking in opposite directionsthey went in opposite directions

Oppositeadjective

the other one of a complementary pair;

the opposite sexthe two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors

Oppositeadjective

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 happiest

Oppositeadjective

characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed;

in diametric contradiction to his claimsdiametrical (or opposite) points of viewopposite meaningsextreme and indefensible polar positions

Oppositeadverb

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