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Opposite vs Overthwart - What's the difference?

opposite | overthwart |

As adjectives the difference between opposite and overthwart

is that opposite is located directly across from something else, or from each other while overthwart is having a transverse position; placed or situated across; hence, opposite.

As nouns the difference between opposite and overthwart

is that opposite is something opposite or contrary to another while overthwart is that which is overthwart; an adverse circumstance; opposition.

As prepositions the difference between opposite and overthwart

is that opposite is facing, or across from while overthwart is from one side to the other of; across.

As an adverb opposite

is in an opposite position.

opposite

English

Alternative forms

* (l) (archaic)

Adjective

(-)
  • Located directly across from something else, or from each other.
    • She saw him walking on the opposite side of the road.
  • Facing in the other direction.
    • They were moving in opposite directions.
  • Of either of two complementary or mutually exclusive things.
    • He has a lot of success with the opposite sex.
  • Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.
  • * Dryden
    • Novels, by which the reader is misled into another sort of pieasure opposite to that which is designed in an epic poem.
  • * John Locke
    • Particles of speech have divers, and sometimes almost opposite , significations.

    Derived terms

    * opposite sex

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something opposite or contrary to another.
  • An opponent.
  • An antonym.
    • "Up" is the opposite of "down".
  • (mathematics) An additive inverse.

    • Derived terms

    * opposites attract

    Adverb

    (-)
  • In an opposite position.
    • I was on my seat and she stood opposite .

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • Facing, or across from.
  • :
  • *
  • *:It was April 22, 1831, and a young man was walking down Whitehall in the direction of Parliament Street.. He halted opposite the Privy Gardens, and, with his face turned skywards, listened until the sound of the Tower guns smote again on the ear and dispelled his doubts.
  • In a complementary role to.
  • :

    • See also

    * apposite

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    overthwart

    English

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • From one side to the other of; across.
  • *:
  • *:And when he came to the pavilions, he tied his horse unto a tree, and pulled out his sword naked in his hand, and went to them thereas they lay, and yet he thought it were shame to slay them sleeping, and laid the naked sword overthwart both their throats, and so took his horse and rode his way.
  • *:• :
  • *::And whanne he came to the pauelions / he tayed his hors vnto a tree / and pulled oute his swerd naked in his hand / and wente to them there as they lay / and yet he thought it were shame to slee them slepynge / and layd the naked swerd ouerthwart bothe their throtes / and soo tooke his hors and rode his awaye
  • *1663 , , (Hudibras) , part 1,
  • *:For when a giant's slain in fight, / And mow'd o'erthwart , or cleft downright, / It is a heavy case, no doubt, / A man should have his brains beat out
  • *(John Milton) (1608-1674)
  • *:Huge trees overthwart one another.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a transverse position; placed or situated across; hence, opposite.
  • * Dryden
    • Our overthwart neighbours.
  • Crossing in kind or disposition; perverse; adverse; opposing.
  • * Clarendon
    • Overthwart humour.

    Noun

  • (obsolete) That which is overthwart; an adverse circumstance; opposition.
    • (Surrey)