"direction opposite to" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to the opposite direction of something. For example: "The ball flew in the direction opposite to the wind."
The pedal contraction waves are either direct (in the same direction as the movement) or retrograde (in the direction opposite to the movement).
reversed polarity a magnetic field with direction opposite to that of the Earth's present field.
To increase the stretch, look in the direction opposite to your knee.
The hill is approached from a direction opposite to the line of travel from Wuxi.
The rainbow is observed in the direction opposite to the Sun.
Some relations however were in the direction opposite to our expectation.
Many orbit in retrograde fashion, in a direction opposite to their planets' rotations.
The friction acceleration gf representing this loss of momentum is exerted in the direction opposite to the direction of motion.
A counterjet has been detected over 56 kpc in the direction opposite to that of the main jet.
The result is in the direction opposite to the prediction, with Chisquare of 550.11 on 600 df, for p = 0.928.
This effect gives a weak force tending to move the tube in the direction opposite to the exhalation case.
