✅  Opposite is the best word to describe two things which are contrary or different, often in placement or character (the opposite side of the room; They reached opposite conclusions).

✅  Reverse is the best word to describe something that starts in one direction or position, and then faces or moves in the opposite direction (reverse course; reverse trend).

✅  Opposite and reverse are sometimes used interchangeably when describing something with two sides (the opposite side of the coin; the reverse side of the paper).

✅  Reverse and opposite are also sometimes used interchangeably to describe opposing statements (the opposite is also true; I think it’s the reverse of what you said).

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✅  Tired is a common word to describe a state of having used up most of your energy (The dog was tired from playing all day).

✅  Exhausted is more intense than tired and describes having no energy left at all (She felt exhausted after moving the furniture). Often, it implies that you’ve done something requiring a lot of effort (We were all exhausted after the climb).

✅  Tired and exhausted can also both refer to low emotional energy, or describe a lack of sleep (Job stress left him exhausted; I woke up still tired).

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✅  Humble means to lower someone’s pride, or make them less arrogant (His defeat humbled him).

✅  Humiliate means to make someone feel completely worthless or inadequate in a painful way (The boss humiliated them).

✅  Humiliate usually implies treating someone cruelly (We humiliated the emperor in battle), while humble just means bringing someone down a peg, or encouraging them to be less arrogant (Seeing the number of errors in his work humbled him).

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