Polyglot Dictionary

entgegengesetzt

/ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ɡəˌzɛtst/

adjective B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. opposite

    Built from entgegen (against) + gesetzt (set).

    • Sie gingen in entgegengesetzte Richtungen.

      They went in opposite directions.

Made of

  • entgegen against
  • gesetzt set

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

opposé

opposé is the French word for the same thing — both mean "opposite."

Portuguese

contrário

contrário is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "opposite."

Practice

1 What does entgegengesetzt mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches entgegengesetzt?

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