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contestant vs opposite

opposite vs contestant

contestant and opposite both are nouns.

contestant is not an adjective while opposite is an adjective.

contestant is not an adverb while opposite is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
contestant Yes No No No
opposite Yes Yes No Yes
As nouns, opposite is a hyponym of contestant; that is, opposite is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than contestant:
  • contestant: a person who participates in competitions
  • opposite: a contestant that you are matched against
Other hyponyms of contestant include agonist, athlete, jock, defaulter, entrant, long shot, also-ran, loser, opponent, opposition, outsider, participant, player, pothunter, qualifier, challenger, competition, competitor, contender, rival, starter, victor, winner, withdrawer.
contestant (noun) opposite (noun)
a person who participates in competitions a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other
a person who dissents from some established policy a contestant that you are matched against
a relation of direct opposition
something inverted in sequence or character or effect
contestant (adjective) opposite (adjective)
of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem
characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed
the other one of a complementary pair
being directly across from each other; facing
altogether different in nature or quality or significance
moving or facing away from each other
contestant (adverb) opposite (adverb)
directly facing each other
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