a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"

(noun) being directly across from each other; facing; "And I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm"- Longfellow; "we lived on opposite sides of the street"; "at opposite poles"

(adjective satellite) moving or facing away from each other; "looking in opposite directions"; "they went in opposite directions"

(adverb) 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"