Opposite vs. Behind

Oppositeadjective

Located directly across from something else, or from each other.

‘She saw him walking on the opposite side of the road.’;

Behindpreposition

At the back of; positioned with something else in front of.

‘The car is behind the wall.’;

Oppositeadjective

(botany) Of leaves and flowers, positioned directly across from each other on a stem.

Behindpreposition

To the back of. en

Oppositeadjective

Facing in the other direction.

‘They were moving in opposite directions.’;

Behindpreposition

After, time- or motion-wise.

Oppositeadjective

Of either of two complementary or mutually exclusive things.

‘He has a lot of success with the opposite sex.’;

Behindpreposition

responsible for

‘Who is behind these terrorist attacks?’;

Oppositeadjective

Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.

Behindpreposition

In support of.

‘The republicans are fully behind their candidate.’;

Oppositenoun

Something opposite or contrary to something else.

Behindpreposition

Left a distance by, in progress or improvement; inferior to.

‘I'm ranked sixth in the French class, behind five other pupils.’;

Oppositenoun

An opponent.

Behindpreposition

As a result or consequence of

Oppositenoun

An antonym.

‘"Up" is the opposite of "down".’;

Behindadverb

At the back part; in the rear. en

Oppositenoun

(mathematics) An additive inverse.

Behindadverb

Toward the back part or rear; backward.

‘to look behind’;

Oppositeadverb

In an opposite position.

‘I was on my seat and she stood opposite.’;

Behindadverb

Overdue, in arrears.

‘My employer is two paychecks behind on paying my salary.’; ‘I'm two weeks behind in my schedule.’;

Oppositepreposition

Facing, or across from.

‘He lives opposite the pub.’;

Behindadverb

Slow; of a watch or clock.

‘My watch is four minutes behind.’;

Oppositepreposition

In a complementary role to.

‘He played opposite Marilyn Monroe.’;

Behindadverb

existing afterwards

‘He left behind a legacy of death and sorrow.’; ‘He stayed behind after the war.’;

Oppositepreposition

(television) On another channel at the same time.

‘The game show Just Men! aired opposite The Young and the Restless on CBS.’;

Behindadverb

Backward in time or order of succession; past.

Oppositeadjective

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.

Behindadverb

Behind the scenes in a theatre; backstage.

Oppositeadjective

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.

Behindadverb

(archaic) Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining.

Oppositeadjective

Applied to the other of two things which are entirely different; other; as, the opposite sex; the opposite extreme; antonyms have opposite meanings.

Behindnoun

the rear, back-end

Oppositeadjective

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.’;

Behindnoun

(informal) butt, the buttocks, bottom

Oppositeadjective

Set over against each other, but separated by the whole diameter of the stem, as two leaves at the same node.

Behindnoun

(Australian rules football) A one-point score.

Oppositenoun

One who opposes; an opponent; an antagonist.

‘The opposites of this day's strife.’;

Behindnoun

The catcher.

Oppositenoun

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.’;

Behindnoun

In the Eton College field game, any of a group of players consisting of two "shorts" (who try to kick the ball over the bully) and a "long" (who defends the goal).

Oppositenoun

two words that express opposing concepts;

‘to him the opposite of gay was depressed’;

Behindpreposition

On the side opposite the front or nearest part; on the back side of; at the back of; on the other side of; as, behind a door; behind a hill.

‘A tall Brabanter, behind whom I stood.’;

Oppositenoun

a relation of direct opposition;

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

Behindpreposition

Left after the departure of, whether this be by removing to a distance or by death.

‘A small part of what he left behind him.’;

Oppositenoun

a contestant that you are matched against

Behindpreposition

Left a distance by, in progress of improvement Hence: Inferior to in dignity, rank, knowledge, or excellence, or in any achievement.

‘I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.’;

Oppositenoun

something inverted in sequence or character or effect;

‘when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse’;

Behindadverb

At the back part; in the rear.

Oppositeadjective

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’;

Behindadverb

Toward the back part or rear; backward; as, to look behind.

Oppositeadjective

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

‘opposite leaves’;

Behindadverb

Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining.

‘We can not be sure that there is no evidence behind.’;

Oppositeadjective

moving or facing away from each other;

‘looking in opposite directions’; ‘they went in opposite directions’;

Behindadverb

Backward in time or order of succession; past.

‘Forgetting those things which are behind.’;

Oppositeadjective

the other one of a complementary pair;

‘the opposite sex’; ‘the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors’;

Behindadverb

After the departure of another; as, to stay behind.

‘Leave not a rack behind.’;

Oppositeadjective

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’;

Behindnoun

The backside; the rump.

Oppositeadjective

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’;

Behindnoun

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on;

‘he deserves a good kick in the butt’; ‘are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?’;

Oppositeadverb

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’;

Behindadjective

having the lower score or lagging position in a contest;

‘behind by two points’; ‘the 8th inning found the home team trailing’;

Behindadverb

in or to or toward the rear;

‘he followed behind’; ‘seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front’; ‘the final runners were far behind’;

Behindadverb

remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from;

‘when he died he left much unfinished work behind’; ‘left a large family behind’; ‘the children left their books behind’; ‘he took off with a squeal of tires and left the other cars far behind’;

Behindadverb

of timepieces;

‘the clock is almost an hour slow’; ‘my watch is running behind’;

Behindadverb

in or into an inferior position;

‘fell behind in his studies’; ‘their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers’;

Behindadverb

in debt;

‘he fell behind with his mortgage payments’; ‘a month behind in the rent’; ‘a company that has been run behindhand for years’; ‘in arrears with their utility bills’;

Behindpreposition

at or to the far side of (something), typically so as to be hidden by it

‘the recording machinery was kept behind screens’; ‘the sun came out from behind a cloud’;

Behindpreposition

underlying (something) but not apparent to the observer

‘the agony behind his decision to retire’;

Behindpreposition

following or further back than (another member of a moving group)

‘we were stuck behind a slow-moving tractor’;

Behindpreposition

at the back of (someone), after they have passed through a door

‘she ran out of the room, slamming the door behind her’;

Behindpreposition

in support of or giving guidance to (someone else)

‘the power behind the throne’; ‘whatever you decide to do, I'll be behind you’;

Behindpreposition

controlling or responsible for (an event or plan)

‘the meticulous organization behind the coup’; ‘I began to believe that he was behind the whole plot’;

Behindpreposition

after the departure or death of (someone)

‘he left behind him a manuscript which was subsequently published’;

Behindpreposition

less advanced than (someone or something) in achievement or development

‘the government admitted it is ten years behind the West in PC technology’;

Behindpreposition

having a lower score than (another competitor)

‘Woosnam moved to ten under par, five shots behind Fred Couples’;

Behindadverb

at or to the far side of something

‘Campbell grabbed him from behind’;

Behindadverb

in a particular place after leaving or after others have moved on

‘don't leave me behind’;

Behindadverb

further back than other members of a moving group

‘Ben led the way, with Joe a short distance behind’;

Behindadverb

(in a contest or match) having a score lower than that of the opposing team

‘England were still 382 runs behind’;

Behindadverb

late in accomplishing a task

‘I'm getting behind with my work’;

Behindadverb

in arrears

‘she was behind with her rent’;

Behindnoun

a person's buttocks

‘she slid inelegantly down a few steps on her behind’;

Behindnoun

a kick that sends the ball over a behind line, or a touch that sends it between the inner posts, scoring one point.