#oppositeness__opposition the relation between opposed entities
supertype: relation an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
subtype: antipode direct opposite; "quiet: an antipode to focused busyness"
subtype: antithesis exact opposite; "his theory is the antithesis of mine"
subtype: conflict.oppositeness opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot); "this form of conflict is essential to Mann's writing"
subtype: direct_contrast__contrast the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared; "in contrast to", "by contrast"
subtype: mutual_opposition__polarity a relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies; "he viewed it as a balanced polarity between good and evil"
subtype: gradable_opposition an opposition that is capable of being graded
subtype: polar_opposition__polaropposition an opposition that can be graded between two extremes or poles
subtype: polarity__sign having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges); "he got the polarity of the battery reversed"; "charges of opposite sign"
subtype: ungradable_opposition an opposition that has no intermediate grade; either one or the other
subtype: complementarity.ungradable_opposition a relation between two opposite states or principles that together exhaust the possibilities
subtype: contradictoriness__contradictorines the relation that exists when opposites cannot coexist
subtype: mutual_exclusiveness__incompatibility__inconsistency__repugnance the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
subtype: negation the negative of the opposition
subtype: contradiction opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
subtype: dialectic.contradiction a contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction; "this situation created the inner dialectic of American history"
subtype: contrary.oppositeness exact opposition; "public opinion to the contrary he is not guilty"
subtype: contrariety the relation between contraries
subtype: tertium_quid__tertiumquid some third thing similar to two opposites but distinct from both
subtype: opposite__reverse__contrary a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"
subtype: inverse__opposite something inverted in sequence or character or effect; "when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse"
subtype: antagonism.oppositeness the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors; "the inherent antagonism of capitalism and socialism"
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