Kabaligtaran (en. Opposite)

/ka-ba-lig-ta-ran/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

Something or idea that is opposite or contradictory to another thing.

Light and dark are the opposite.

Ang liwanag at dilim ay mga kabaligtaran.

Opposition or difference of character or state.

The opposite of heat is cold.

Ang kabaligtaran ng init ay lamig.

Call to attitude that is opposite to a certain point of view.

His opinion is the opposite of my perspective.

Ang kanyang opinion ay kabaligtaran ng aking pananaw.

Derived from the root word 'baligtad' meaning opposite or contrary.

opposite of mind

Conflicting opinions or viewpoints.

kabaligtaran ng isip

opposite of truth

A statement opposite to the establishment of truth.

kabaligtaran ng katotohanan

upside down

The state or condition of being opposite or contrary.

baligtad

different

Your decision is like the opposite of what everyone wants.

Yung decision mo, parang kabaligtaran ng gusto ng lahat.

contrary

His opinion is contrary to what others said.

Ang opinion niya ay salungat sa nga sinabi ng iba.

opposite situation

Now, we’re in an opposite situation; before, he was the one left behind.

Ngayon, nasa kabaligtaran na sitwasyon tayo; dati, siya ang naiwan.

antithesis

What happened feels like the antithesis of everything you went through.

Parang antithesis ng lahat nang pinagdaanan mo ang nangyari.