direct opposite
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdirectandopposite
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direct
adjective
uk/daɪˈrekt/us/daɪˈrekt/
going in a straight line towards somewhere or someone without stopping or ...
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opposite
noun[C often singular]
uk/ˈɒp.ə.zɪt/us/ˈɑː.pə.zɪt/
something or someone that is completely different from another person ...
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(Definition ofdirectandoppositefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The adjustment process in countries with centralized labour markets is adirectoppositeof this strategy.
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For an action, 'you can take the train' seems thedirectoppositeof 'you can't take the train'.
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We are given arguments that present thedirectoppositeof the reality.
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In my view, thedirectoppositeis the case.
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Are not the statements in this book thedirectoppositeof the truth?
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There could also be the risk of thedirectopposite—some very sticky psychiatrist who feels that there is a legal consequence from labelling somebody schizophrenic.
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But you are taking a step now which, so far from encouraging the use of those facilities, will do thedirectopposite.
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I am prepared to maintain that often thedirectoppositeis true.
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That is thedirectoppositeof what we believe.
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The conclusions of the study were thedirectoppositeof what was reported in the press.
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Their view is thedirectoppositeto that in his statement.
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You have often heard me say hat they do thedirectopposite.
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It is thedirectoppositeto the approach that is required.
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I could quote many business men who have said thedirectopposite.
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In other words, a doctrine is invoked in the service of itsdirectopposite.
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But what we have is thedirectopposite.
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The two things are built up on entirely differing conceptions, and one is thedirectoppositeof the other.
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It is really thedirectopposite.
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Schools selecting pupils is thedirectoppositeof parents and pupils selecting schools.
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But the situation is thedirectopposite.
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