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opposed

[uh-pohzd] / əˈpoʊzd /
ADJECTIVE
antagonistic
Synonyms
STRONGEST
anti antithetical averse disputed hostile inimical opposing
STRONG
battling clashing combating conflicting confronting controverting counter crossing defending denying disagreeing disputing exposing facing gainsaying objecting protesting repelling rival warring
WEAK
against allergic antipathetic antonymous at cross-purposes at odds contrary defensive dissentient enemy in opposition incompatible irreconcilable obstructive opposite restrictive up against
Antonyms
STRONGEST
friendly kind
WEAK
in favor of

Example Sentences

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“You have to submit to the rules they set, like it or not,” said Jose Pinto, an activist and former member of a now-defunct armed force that opposed the ELN.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Low-impact notification fees will be $156 per location, as opposed to the standard notification fee of $250 per location.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

That would make it essential for businesses to invest in developing employee skills to work with the evolving tech, as opposed to the tech replacing workers all-together.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

You may also benefit from investing in tax-free municipal bonds, as opposed to CDs or taxable U.S.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

She made the most powerful peoples of the country, the Latins and the Rutulians, fiercely opposed to the Trojans settling there.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton