opposition vs opposite

opposition and opposite both are nouns.

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

As nouns, opposition and opposite are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of opposition include opponent.

As nouns, opposite is a hyponym of opposition; that is, opposite is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than opposition:

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

opposition (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

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