opposite vs opposition

opposite and opposition both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
opposite	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
opposition	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, opposite and opposition are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of opposite include opponent.

As nouns, opposition is a hypernym of opposite; that is, opposition is a word with a broader meaning than opposite:

Other hypernyms of opposite include oppositeness.

As nouns, opposition is a hypernym of opposite; that is, opposition is a word with a broader meaning than opposite:

Other hypernyms of opposite include oppositeness.

opposite (noun)	opposition (noun)
a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other	the act of hostile groups opposing each other
a contestant that you are matched against	the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
a relation of direct opposition	a body of people united in opposing something
something inverted in sequence or character or effect	an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
	a contestant that you are matched against
	a direction opposite to another
	the relation between opposed entities

opposite (adjective)	opposition (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

opposite (adverb)	opposition (adverb)
directly facing each other