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opposed
[ uh-pohzd ]
adjective
- hostile or resistant (usually followed by to ):
At a town hall meeting about the proposed desalination plant, most speakers were opposed, citing high costs and the effect on marine life.
Some educators are opposed to bringing new media tools into classes, viewing them as a potential distraction for students.
- having contrary effects; operating at cross-purposes:
How do we interpret these seemingly opposed trends—away from organized religion and toward the formation of strong spiritual beliefs?
- set against or contrasted with something else or with each other; viewed as contrary or competing:
The opposed images on the book’s title page represent the two very different understandings of “home†featured in the narrative.
- situated, existing, or growing in opposite directions:
There are two diametrically opposed arrows on the signpost, and we have no idea which one to follow.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of oppose ( def ).
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±è°ù±ð·´Ç±è·±è´Ç²õ±ð»å adjective
- ±ç³Ü²¹Â·²õ¾±-´Ç±è·±è´Ç²õ±ð»å adjective
- ³Ü²Ô·´Ç±è·±è´Ç²õ±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of opposed1
Idioms and Phrases
- as opposed to, in contrast to; rather than:
The new boss is intuitive as opposed to analytical, and conflict-shy as opposed to aggressive.
Example Sentences
While he’s not opposed to giving up-and-coming bands and promoters a chance, he’s also built an effective network over his years in the DIY scene.
"We are not fundamentally opposed to the development of space," Barentine told Salon.
That is diametrically opposed to what Booker said in his opening remarks before he stood up to oppose Trump in the Senate.
Activist group Animal Rising has said that - as with last year - it has no plans to disrupt the event, but remains opposed to the race.
So, what could we do to make the world a better place for her, as opposed to putting it all on her?
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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