Diverse vs. Opposite — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Diverse and Opposite
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Diverse
Differing one from another
Members of the same family can have very diverse personalities.
Opposite
Placed or located directly across from something else or from each other
Opposite sides of a building.
Diverse
Made up of distinct characteristics, qualities, or elements
"Prague ... offers visitors a series of excursions into a rich and diverse past" (Olivier Bernier).
Opposite
Facing the other way; moving or tending away from each other
Opposite directions.
Diverse
Relating to or containing people from different ethnicities and social backgrounds
A diverse workforce.
A diverse curriculum.
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Opposite
Being the other of two complementary or mutually exclusive things
The opposite sex.
An opposite role to the lead in the play.
Diverse
Consisting of many different elements; various.
Opposite
Altogether different, as in nature, quality, or significance
The effect of the medication was opposite to that intended.
Diverse
Different; dissimilar; distinct; not the same
Opposite
Sharply contrasting; antithetical
Had opposite views on the subject.
Diverse
Capable of various forms; multiform.
Opposite
Growing in pairs on either side of a stem
Opposite leaves.
Diverse
Composed of people with a variety of different demographic characteristics in terms of, for example, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, etc., and having a sizeable representation of people that are minorities in a given area.
Opposite
Arranged on the same radius as another part, as stamens and petals.
Diverse
Belonging to a minority group.
Opposite
One that is opposite or contrary to another.
Diverse
In different directions; diversely.
Opposite
An opponent or antagonist.
Diverse
Different; unlike; dissimilar; distinct; separate.
The word . . . is used in a sense very diverse from its original import.
Our roads are diverse: farewell, love! said she.
Opposite
An antonym.
Diverse
Capable of various forms; multiform.
Eloquence is a great and diverse thing.
Opposite
In an opposite position
They sat opposite at the table.
Diverse
In different directions; diversely.
Opposite
Across from or facing
Parked the car opposite the bank.
Diverse
To turn aside.
The redcross knight diverst, but forth rode Britomart.
Opposite
In a complementary dramatic role to
He played opposite her.
Diverse
Many and different;
Tourist offices of divers nationalities
A person of diverse talents
Opposite
Located directly across from something else, or from each other.
She saw him walking on the opposite side of the road.
Diverse
Distinctly dissimilar or unlike;
Diverse parts of the country
Celebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob Dylan
Animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth
Opposite
(botany) Of leaves and flowers, positioned directly across from each other on a stem.
Opposite
Facing in the other direction.
They were moving in opposite directions.
Opposite
Of either of two complementary or mutually exclusive things.
He is attracted to the opposite sex.
Opposite
Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.
Opposite
Something opposite or contrary to something else.
Opposite
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.
She is the opposite of her ex-boyfriend who abused her both physically and verbally nearly every day for five years. She now works as an advocate and supportive listener for others who have endured abusive relationships.
Opposite
An opponent.
Opposite
An antonym.
"Up" is the opposite of "down".
Opposite
(mathematics) An additive inverse.
Opposite
In an opposite position.
I was on my seat and she stood opposite.
Where's the bus station? -Over there, just opposite.
Opposite
Facing, or across from.
He lives opposite the pub.
Opposite
In a complementary role to.
He played opposite Marilyn Monroe.
Opposite
(television) On another channel at the same time.
The game show Just Men! aired opposite The Young and the Restless on CBS.
Opposite
Placed over against; standing or situated over against or in front; facing; - often with to; as, a house opposite to the Exchange; the concert hall and the state theater stood opposite each other on the plaza.
Opposite
Situated on the other end of an imaginary line passing through or near the middle of an intervening space or object; - of one object with respect to another; as, the office is on the opposite side of town; - also used both to describe two objects with respect to each other; as, the stores were on opposite ends of the mall.
Opposite
Applied to the other of two things which are entirely different; other; as, the opposite sex; the opposite extreme; antonyms have opposite meanings.
Opposite
Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.
Novels, by which the reader is misled into another sort of pleasure opposite to that which is designed in an epic poem.
Particles of speech have divers, and sometimes almost opposite, significations.
Opposite
Set over against each other, but separated by the whole diameter of the stem, as two leaves at the same node.
Opposite
One who opposes; an opponent; an antagonist.
The opposites of this day's strife.
Opposite
That which is opposed or contrary in character or meaning; as, sweetness and its opposite; up is the opposite of down.
The virtuous man meets with more opposites and opponents than any other.
Opposite
Two words that express opposing concepts;
To him the opposite of gay was depressed
Opposite
A relation of direct opposition;
We thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true
Opposite
A contestant that you are matched against
Opposite
Something inverted in sequence or character or effect;
When the direct approach failed he tried the inverse
Opposite
Being directly across from each other; facing;
And I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm
We lived on opposite sides of the street
At opposite poles
Opposite
Of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem;
Opposite leaves
Opposite
Moving or facing away from each other;
Looking in opposite directions
They went in opposite directions
Opposite
The other one of a complementary pair;
The opposite sex
The two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors
Opposite
Altogether different in nature or quality or significance;
The medicine's effect was opposite to that intended
It is said that opposite characters make a union happiest
Opposite
Characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed;
In diametric contradiction to his claims
Diametrical (or opposite) points of view
Opposite meanings
Extreme and indefensible polar positions
Opposite
Directly facing each other;
The two photographs lay face-to-face on the table
Lived all their lives in houses face-to-face across the street
They sat opposite at the table
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