Humans wouldn't have gotten where they are without opposable thumbs.
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Opposable
Synonyms for "opposable" (1 found)
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Adjective(1 words)
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Antonyms
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3 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
1 entriesTranslations
6 translations across 4 languages.
Dutch
2 entries- opponeerbaar adj (capable of being placed opposite)
- weerstaanbaar adj (susceptible to being resisted)
Finnish
2 entries- vastakkainen adj (capable of being placed opposite)
- vastustettava adj (susceptible to being resisted)
French
1 entries- opposable adj (capable of being placed opposite)
Polish
1 entries- przeciwstawny adj (capable of being placed opposite)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Only mammals like us—with our highly developed brains, our opposable thumbs and our urge to collect, understand and display—could have put together an exhibit as fascinating and varied as the "Extreme Mammals" show.
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The thumb is opposable to the forefinger.
Source: wiktionary
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