Opposed - English meaning

preposition

In opposition to.

Usage examples:

The fight against crime

preposition

In opposition to; opposed to

Usage examples:

I know you’d like to get a more expensive car, but i’m against it., it’s against the law to throw y…

preposition

Disagreeing with a plan or activity

Usage examples:

She spoke against the decision to close the college., 50 people voted against the new proposal., i'…

adjective

Showing or feeling active opposition or hostility towards someone or something.

Usage examples:

An antagonistic group of bystanders

adjective

Actively opposing or showing unfriendliness towards something or someone

Usage examples:

He's extremely antagonistic towards all critics.

preposition

Opposed to; against.

Usage examples:

I'm anti the abuse of drink and the hassle that it causes

adjective

Opposed.

Usage examples:

The local councils are anti

noun

A person opposed to a particular policy, activity, or idea.

Usage examples:

The threat to field sports from the antis is a serious one

adjective

Showing or feeling a strong aversion.

Usage examples:

It is human nature to be antipathetic to change

adjective

Showing or feeling a strong dislike, opposition, or anger

Usage examples:

Antipathetic attitudes towards smokers, even those normally antipathetic to anything new approve of…

adjective

Directly opposed or contrasted; mutually incompatible.

Usage examples:

People whose religious beliefs are antithetical to mine

adjective

Exactly the opposite of someone or something or of each other

Usage examples:

The idea that science is antithetical to the arts is wrong., birth and death are antithetical., in …

adjective

Very different from and in opposition to someone or something or each other

Usage examples:

In her view, elite sports are actually antithetical to healthy living., it's fascinating to wonder …

phrase

In disagreement

idiom

Fml different

Usage examples:

The official census count was at variance with the count we had made.

adjective

Having a strong dislike of or opposition to something.

Usage examples:

As a former cia director, he is not averse to secrecy

adjective

Strongly disliking or opposed to

Usage examples:

Few people are averse to the idea of a free holiday., i'm not averse to (= i like) the occasional g…

adjective

In conflict with each other; incompatible.

Usage examples:

Rivalries and clashing interests were laid aside

verb

Meet and come into violent conflict.

Usage examples:

Soccer hooligans clashed with rival fans before the match

verb

Present participle of clash

Usage examples:

Students clashed with police after demonstrations at five universities., the government and the opp…

adjective

Incompatible or at variance; contradictory.

Usage examples:

There are conflicting accounts of what occurred

verb

Be incompatible or at variance; clash.

Usage examples:

Parents' and children's interests sometimes conflict

adjective

Relating to beliefs, needs, facts, etc. that are different and opposing

Usage examples:

Conflicting account/report two staff members will often give quite conflicting accounts of what was…

adjective

Mutually opposed or inconsistent.

Usage examples:

The two studies came to contradictory conclusions

noun

A contradictory proposition.

Usage examples:

He entitles this kind of opposition dialectical, and that of contradictories analytical.

adjective

If two or more facts, pieces of advice, etc. are contradictory, they are very different from each other

Usage examples:

I keep getting contradictory advice - some people tell me to keep it warm and some tell me to put i…

adjective

Opposite in nature, direction, or meaning.

Usage examples:

He ignored contrary advice and agreed on the deal

noun

The opposite.

Usage examples:

An act applies only to the united kingdom unless the contrary is expressed

noun

A fact or opinion that is the opposite of one already stated

Usage examples:

We expected the play to be a bore, but the contrary was true., most people supported the proposal, …

adjective

Differing strikingly.

Usage examples:

A contrasting view

verb

Differ strikingly.

Usage examples:

His friend's success contrasted with his own failure

adjective

Very different

Usage examples:

The sudden changes at the political top have spawned two contrasting interpretations.

adjective

Not the same as another or each other; unlike in nature, form, or quality.

Usage examples:

You can play this game in different ways

adjective

Not the same

Usage examples:

Monet and other impressionists painted the same scene at different times of day to discover how the…

adjective

Used when you think someone or something is unusual or shows bad judgment

Usage examples:

What do i think of your purple shoes? well, they're certainly different.

adjective

Not the same as each other; dissimilar.

Usage examples:

Widely differing circumstances

verb

Be unlike or dissimilar.

Usage examples:

The second set of data differed from the first

verb

Present participle of differ

Usage examples:

The twins look alike, but they differ in temperament., his views differ considerably from those of …

verb

Have or express a different opinion.

Usage examples:

No one was willing to disagree with him

verb

Present participle of disagree

Usage examples:

I'm afraid i have to disagree with you (on that issue)., [ + that ] few people would disagree that …

verb

To not have the same opinion, idea, etc.

Usage examples:

I'm afraid i have to disagree with you (on that issue)., [ + that ] few people would disagree that …

adjective

Not the same; different.

Usage examples:

A collection of dissimilar nations lacking overall homogeneity

adjective

Not similar; different

Usage examples:

Her diagnosis was not dissimilar (= was similar) to that of the previous doctor.

adjective

Different

Usage examples:

Not dissimilar to the new house is not dissimilar (= is similar) to our old one, except that it's s…

adjective

Tending to be different or develop in different directions.

Usage examples:

Divergent interpretations

adjective

Different from each other

Usage examples:

A divergent approach/attitude, divergent interests/opinions/views

adjective

Different or becoming different from something else

Usage examples:

Widely divergent they hold widely divergent opinions on controversial issues like religion., in his…

adjective

Showing or feeling opposition or dislike; unfriendly.

Usage examples:

A hostile audience

adjective

Characterized by enmity or ill will

adjective

Showing strong dislike; unfriendly

Usage examples:

Her parents were openly hostile to me., the nevada desert is one of the most hostile regions in ame…

adjective

(of two things) so different in nature as to be incapable of coexisting.

Usage examples:

She declined the offer because it was incompatible with her values

adjective

Not able to exist or work with another person or thing

Usage examples:

Any new video system that is incompatible with existing ones has little chance of success.

adjective

So different that both cannot happen, be correct, or be accepted at the same time

Usage examples:

The aims of the two partners were so fundamentally incompatible that an outside arbitrator was call…

adjective

Tending to obstruct or harm.

Usage examples:

The policy was inimical to britain's real interests

adjective

Harmful or limiting

Usage examples:

Inimical to excessive managerial control is inimical to creative expression.

adjective

(of ideas or statements) so different from each other that they cannot be made compatible.

Usage examples:

These two views of the economy are irreconcilable

noun

Any of two or more ideas or statements that cannot be made compatible.

Usage examples:

This, ultimately, is a play about existential resemblances and contrasts, kinships and irreconcilab…

Impossible to bring into accord

adjective

In conflict or competition with someone or something.

Usage examples:

The opposing team

verb

Disagree with and attempt to prevent, especially by argument.

Usage examples:

A majority of the electorate opposed ec membership

adjective

Competing or fighting against each other

Usage examples:

Opposing factions on the committee are refusing to compromise., the article tries to show opposing …

adjective

Situated on the other or further side when seen from a specified or implicit viewpoint; facing.

Usage examples:

A crowd gathered on the opposite side of the street

noun

A person or thing that is totally different from or the reverse of someone or something else.

Usage examples:

We were opposites in temperament

adverb

In a position facing a specified or implied subject.

Usage examples:

She was sitting almost opposite

noun

A politician.

Usage examples:

He was the kind of pol you could understand

adjective

Offering resistance to something or someone.

Usage examples:

Some of the old churches are resistant to change

adjective

Not easily changed or damaged, or not accepting of (something)

Usage examples:

Fire resistant, why are you so resistant to change?

adjective

Not feeling, showing, or expressing sympathy.

Usage examples:

I'm not being unsympathetic, but i can't see why you put up with him

adjective

Not sympathetic (= showing that you understand or care about someone's suffering)