OPPOSITE NUMBER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does opposite number mean? 

• OPPOSITE NUMBER (noun)
  The noun OPPOSITE NUMBER has 1 sense:

1. a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another

  Familiarity information: OPPOSITE NUMBER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OPPOSITE NUMBER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

counterpart; opposite number; vis-a-vis

Hypernyms ("opposite number" is a kind of...):

equivalent (a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "opposite number"):

match (something that resembles or harmonizes with)

mismatch (a bad or unsuitable match)

complement (either of two parts that mutually complete each other)