entgegengesetzt
opposite, contrary
English translations
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opposite
Word details
- German meaning
- Das Gegenteil von etwas, in einer völlig anderen Richtung oder Meinung.
- English meaning
- Opposite
- Synonym
- gegensätzlich, invers
- German example
- Ihre Meinungen sind oft entgegengesetzt.
- English example
- Their opinions are often opposite.
- Comparative
- entgegengesetzterSuperlative: am entgegengesetztesten
Related words
- Ionenbindung
Ionic bond
- Steuerwagen
Driving trailer
- Ionenaustauschchromatographie
Ion exchange chromatography
- Gegensinn
Opposite meaning, antonym
- Polarität
Polarity
- umdrehen
To turn around
- entgegensetzen
To oppose means to object to something or set it against something else.
- reversieren
to reverse
- konträr
Contrary
- gegenläufig
Opposite, counter-rotating
- Gegenüber
Opposite
- rücklaufend
reverse, backward
- Diode
A diode is an electronic component that primarily conducts current in one direction and blocks it in the opposite direction.
- Positron
Positron
- Norden
North
- Elektronenpaar
Electron pair
- Gegenrichtung
Opposite direction
- Tauziehen
tug-of-war
- Antiteilchen
An antiparticle is a particle that has the same mass as a corresponding particle but opposite charge and other quantum numbers.
- Umkehr
Reversal
- Hin und Her
Back and forth
- Allöopathie
Allopathy is a medical system in which diseases are treated with remedies that produce opposite effects.
- Zurück
Back
- rückdrehen
To turn back, to reverse
- auseinanderstrebend
diverging, diverging
- auseinanderstreben
to drift apart
- antiparallel
Antiparallel
- diametral
Diametrically opposed
- umgekehrt
Reversed
- invers
Inverse
- gegenüberliegend
Opposite
- umkehrbar
Reversible
- antonymisch
Antonymic
- gegenteilig
Opposite
- gegensinnig
Opposite means that something runs or works in the opposite direction or manner.
- diametrisch
Diametrically
- Antiquark
Antiquark
- Gegenteil
opposite
- Gegenwort
Antonym
- Antimaterie
Antimatter
- Umkehrung
reversal, inversion
- Umpoler
Inverter
- Sperrrad
Ratchet wheel
- zurückgehen
To decrease means to move in the opposite direction or to return to a previous state.
- kehrtmachen
to turn around
- gegengleich
Opposite, inverse, additive inverse
- konvers
converse
- Antonym
Antonym
Example sentences with “entgegengesetzt”
Sie liefen in entgegengesetzte Richtungen. (They ran in opposite directions.)
Frequently asked questions
Synonym?
A common synonym is 'gegenüberliegend'.