No. 13,751 in German
entgegensetzt
Opposite or contrary.
In a sentence
Die beiden Teams verfolgten entgegengesetzte Strategien.
The two teams pursued opposing strategies.
Here, 'entgegengesetzt' is used as an adjective to describe that the strategies are contradictory or opposite to each other.
Für jede Aktion gibt es eine entgegengesetzte Reaktion.
For every action, there is an opposite reaction.
In this sentence, 'entgegengesetzt' emphasizes the concept of opposition in context, derived logically in physical phenomena.
Die Schüler hatten entgegengesetzte Meinungen zum Thema.
The students had opposing opinions on the topic.
Here, 'entgegengesetzt' describes contrasting opinions amongst the students in terms of their viewpoints.
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