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opposition as in the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
- “he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens“
- “despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead“
Synonyms
- resistance the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with; any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion ; a material’s opposition to the flow of electric current; the military action of resisting the enemy’s advance; (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease ; the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents; a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force ; the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria) ; (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness ; an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current ; group action in opposition to those in power
opposition as in the relation between opposed entities
Synonyms
- oppositeness the relation between opposed entities
opposition as in the act of hostile groups opposing each other
- “the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions“
- “the invaders encountered stiff opposition“
Synonyms
- confrontation a bold challenge ; discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions ; a hostile disagreement face-to-face ; the act of hostile groups opposing each other; a focussed comparison
opposition as in a contestant that you are matched against
Synonyms
- opponent characterized by active hostility; a contestant that you are matched against ; someone who offers opposition
- opposite directly facing each other; a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other; a relation of direct opposition; a contestant that you are matched against ; something inverted in sequence or character or effect; being directly across from each other; of leaves etc; moving or facing away from each other; the other one of a complementary pair; altogether different in nature or quality or significance; characterized by opposite extremes
opposition as in a body of people united in opposing something
opposition as in a direction opposite to another
opposition as in an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
- “a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies“
Synonyms
- enemy an opposing military force; an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); any hostile group of people; a personal enemy
- foe an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); a personal enemy
- foeman an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
opposition as in the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected
- “Her Majesty’s loyal opposition“
Synonyms
- Opposition the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with; the relation between opposed entities ; the act of hostile groups opposing each other; a contestant that you are matched against ; a body of people united in opposing something ; a direction opposite to another ; an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected