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Adjective(1) (2) in opposition to (a policy or attitude etc.)(3) being in opposition or having an opponent(4) antagonistic

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(1) Now you still get a majority opposed to integration, but when you add the word strongly you get a minority.(2) When the writer in question is a citizen of one of the warring nations, yet is also opposed to the political orthodoxies of his people, the hostility is often particularly intense.(3) Personally, I am adamantly opposed to armed force and belong to a peace church that has a 450-year history of speaking out against all violence.(4) I never quite understood why the West was so vehemently opposed to Communism, since it is only as bad as Fascism in practice, but immensely preferable in theory.(5) The Pennsylvania delegates are adamantly opposed to pension cuts.(6) The reality is that the business community is strongly opposed to this legislation.(7) As our interviews revealed, even after nearly two decades of civil war and the promotion of ethnic divisions, many people are opposed to communalism.(8) Of those who disagreed to some extent, 99% said nurses were opposed to parental presence.(9) I have been opposed to that for most of this conflict.(10) According to Djoko, the two bills were diametrically opposed .(11) Politicians offer diametrically opposed summations of vital world scenarios and present it all as fact.(12) I chose these diametrically opposed papers on the basis that they would give me a balanced view when answering the boards' questions.(13) Some residents claimed the fence created a u2018no-gou2019 area and council leader Richard Knowles said he was opposed to any physical divide between the two communities.(14) Among the small pool of swing voters in this fall's election, there are two groups with diametrically opposed political views.(15) As I see it and as I think the articles in this issue indicate, these two positions are neither diametrically opposed nor contradictory.(16) She said: u2018The whole of the community is opposed to this ridiculous plan and we are not beaten yet.u2019
Related Words
(1) oppose
(2) as opposed to
(3) opposed to
(4) be opposed to
(5) diametrically opposed
Synonyms
Adjective
1. against


Verb
2. be against
3. fight
4. controvert
5. react
6. counterbalance
7. pit


📺 Word Example from TV Shows

...is diametrically opposed
to my own parenting strategies.

...is diametrically OPPOSED to my own parenting strategies.

The Big Bang Theory Season 8, Episode 23


There's four in the affirmative.
Those opposed?

There's four in the affirmative. Those OPPOSED?

Breaking Bad Season 4, Episode 3


As opposed to the leading
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory,

As OPPOSED to the leading nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory,

The Big Bang Theory Season 12, Episode 17


In the refrigerator, as opposed to two
separate shelves and one communal shelf...

In the refrigerator, as OPPOSED to two separate shelves and one communal shelf...

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 10


There's five in the affirmative.
All those opposed, say "no."

There's five in the affirmative. All those OPPOSED, say "no."

Breaking Bad Season 4, Episode 3


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