Words meaning ‘opposite to’: Suppose the barn is here (Gesture with hands) and the shed is here, you could say, “The shed is ________ the barn.”
| ACROSS FROM | 360 |
| CROSS FROM | 205 |
| FACING | 186 |
| OPPOSITE | 105 |
| NR | 18 |
| NEXT TO | 17 |
| IN FRONT OF | 16 |
| OPPOSITE TO | 15 |
| RIGHT ACROSS FROM | 11 |
| NEAR | 10 |
| TOTHER SIDE | 10 |
| BESIDE | 9 |
| CLOSE TO | 7 |
| CROSS THE ROAD FROM | 7 |
| STRAIGHT ACROSS FROM | 7 |
| ADJACENT TO | 6 |
| IN LINE WITH | 6 |
| OTHER SIDE OF | 6 |
| ACROST FROM | 5 |
| DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM | 5 |
| FERNINST | 5 |
| ON THE OTHER SIDE | 5 |
| ON THE OTHER SIDE OF | 5 |
| OPPOSITE FROM | 5 |
| OPPOSITE OF | 5 |
| RIGHT IN FRONT OF | 5 |
| RIGHT OPPOSITE | 5 |
| ACROSS | 4 |
| ACROSS THE ROAD FROM | 4 |
| ADJACENT | 4 |
| ALONGSIDE | 4 |
| BEYOND | 4 |
| FERNENT | 4 |
| AWAY FROM | 3 |
| BEHIND | 3 |
| BY | 3 |
| CROST FROM | 3 |
| FACE TO FACE WITH | 3 |
| IN FRONT | 3 |
| RIGHT ACROSS | 3 |
| ACROSS THE STREET FROM | 2 |
| ACROSS THE WAY FROM | 2 |
| ADJOINING | 2 |
| AT THE END OF | 2 |
| AT THE SIDE OF | 2 |
| CROSS | 2 |
| CROSS THE WAY FROM | 2 |
| DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF | 2 |
| KITTY-CORNER | 2 |
| OFF FROM | 2 |
| OVER FROM | 2 |
| PARALLEL TO | 2 |
| PAST | 2 |
| RIGHT CROSS FROM | 2 |
| ABOVE | 1 |
| ABREAST | 1 |
| ACROSS THE ROAD | 1 |
| ACROST | 1 |
| ADJACENT FROM | 1 |
| AGAINST | 1 |
| AT A DISTANCE FROM | 1 |
| AT THE BACK | 1 |
| ATTACHED | 1 |
| BACK OF | 1 |
| BACK TO BACK | 1 |
| BEFORE | 1 |
| BELOW | 1 |
| BUILT OPPOSITE | 1 |
| CANTY-WISE FROM | 1 |
| CATAWAMPUS | 1 |
| CATTY-CORNER | 1 |
| CLOSE BY | 1 |
| CONTIGUOUS | 1 |
| CROSS THE STREET FROM | 1 |
| DIRECTLY IN FRONT | 1 |
| DIRECTLY OPPOSITE | 1 |
| EVEN WITH | 1 |
| FACES | 1 |
| FACING EACH OTHER | 1 |
| FROM | 1 |
| FRONT OF | 1 |
| FRONTING | 1 |
| IN A DIRECT LINE TO | 1 |
| IN A LINE WITH | 1 |
| IN JUXTAPOSITION TO | 1 |
| IN SIGHT OF | 1 |
| JOINED ONTO | 1 |
| JUST ACROSS FROM | 1 |
| JUST BEYOND | 1 |
| JUST NEXT TO | 1 |
| JUST OFF TO ONE SIDE FROM | 1 |
| JUXTAPOSITION | 1 |
| KITTY-CORNER TO | 1 |
| KITTY-CORNERED | 1 |
| LEFT OF | 1 |
| LOOKING AT | 1 |
| NEAR TO | 1 |
| NEARBY | 1 |
| NEAREST | 1 |
| NORTH FROM | 1 |
| NOT A FUR PIECE | 1 |
| OFF TO THE SIDE OF | 1 |
| ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF | 1 |
| ON THE SIDE OF | 1 |
| OUT BY THE FRONT OF | 1 |
| OUT IN FRONT OF | 1 |
| OVER THERE | 1 |
| PARALLEL | 1 |
| RIGHT BACKWARDS | 1 |
| RIGHT OF | 1 |
| RIGHT TO OPPOSITE | 1 |
| SET APART FROM | 1 |
| SHORT DISTANCE TO | 1 |
| SIDE BY SIDE | 1 |
| SIDE OF | 1 |
| SIDE TO | 1 |
| STONE’S THROW FROM | 1 |
| STRAIGHT ACROSS | 1 |
| STRAIGHT FROM | 1 |
| THE END OF | 1 |
| THOTHER SIDE | 1 |
| TO THE RIGHT | 1 |
| TO THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT | 1 |
| TOTHER SIDE OF | 1 |
| VIEWING DISTANCE | 1 |
| VIS A VIS | 1 |
| WEST | 1 |
| WEST OF | 1 |
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