how to pronounce opposite

/ˈɑːpəzɪt/

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opposite is pronounced in three syllables

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video examples of opposite pronunciation

An example use of opposite in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… and unfortunately the opposite that is …”

meaning of opposite

Opposite means the exact opposite of something.

opposite frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word opposite occurs in english on average 46.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics opposite can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that opposite can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;