an opposite is the inverse of the initial.

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traditionally, the opposite of day is night. you take the semiotic signified idea of day and relate it to it's metaphysical oppositional concept of night.

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to find the true opposite, one must not only find the actual semiotic opposite of the initial, but also subvert the expectation of the metaphysical opposite. true opposites don't relate only to the semiotic opposite of the idea but also to the expectation of whomever is deciphering the opposite. for instance, the true opposite of day would be morning. 

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thinking of true opposites is one of the most effective ways of breaking down your relationship with the symbols of linguistics. true opposites exist for you to try and detach your expectations from the metaphysical realities of stuff. [i.e. a collection of all matter, ideas, concepts, et cetera]

 

distancing yourself from the signifier and the sign, allows you to focus on the signified. 

detaching your ideas of relationalism from words, allows you to focus on the oneness. 

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connectedness is harmful.

solitariness is wonderful. 

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a list of true opposites:

Absent / Around 

Accept / Speculate

Admit / Discuss

Advantage / Gain

Ancient / Vintage

Answer / Retort

Any / Some

Apart / With

Appear / Come

Arrive / Enroute

Ascend / Float

Awake / Dream

Back / Sideways

Backward / Up

Behind / On

Before / During

Begin / Middle

Bent / Curved

Best / Fine

Big / Average

Bitter / Salty

Black / Grey

Bottom / Inside

Bound / Tight

Boy / Man

Brave / Wise

Bright / Average

Brighten / Glow

Build / Pile

Cheap / Frugal 

Clean / Spotless

Clockwise / Standing-still

Cold / Warm

Combine / Togetherness

Conceal / Saw

Contract / Static

Crazy / Off-kilter

Curly / Wavy

Day / Morning

Dead / Baby

Decrease / Same

Deep / Feet

Dim / Glow

Dumb / C+

Early / Evening

East / North

Easy / Normal

Enter / Inside

Every / Some

Everything / One

Export / Domestic

Fact / Non-fiction

Famous / Has-been

Fast / Mediocre

Float / Wade

Full / Half

Get / Find

Good / Average

Guest / Bartender

Hairy / Shaving

Here / Near

Hope/ Despair

Horizontal / Perpendicular 

Night / Evening

Hello / Hello

Inside / House

Join / Together

Junior / Junior Junior

Kids / Children

Length / Width / Height 

Less / Even less / even less / even less

Level / Game Over

Long / Wide

Male / Female

Man / Woman

Never / Sometimes

Night / Morning

Noisy / Ruckus

Odd / Zero

On / Toggle

Over / Near

Past / Present

Permanent / Fourth Dimension 

Plural / Three

Pre / During

Prince / Princess

Push / Force

Regular / Goofy

Rich / Middle-class

Right / Down

Run / Crawl

Save / Lose

Scatter / Leave

Silly / Goofy

Sit / Lay

Start / Continue

Soft / Tough

Straight / Wavy

Strong / Mediocre

Sunny / Overcast

Sweet / Spicy

Tall / 5'10"

Tame / House-cat

Theirs / Mine

True / Or

Under / Beside

Up / Left

Upstairs / Floor

Vacant / Open

Warm / Warmer

Water / Mist

Wet / Damp

Yes / Maybe

Young / Middle-Aged