opposite number

Questions about opposite number

What is another word for opposite number?

It depends which opposite number you mean. In the sense “a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another”, the synonyms are counterpart, vis-a-vis. Across all 1 sense there are 2 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of opposite number?

WordNet records no antonym for opposite number. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for opposite number come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of opposite number

• Full entry for opposite numberAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for opposite numberWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
• Thesaurus homeHow WordNet synsets work, and the collections built for synonym work.