opposed

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opposed

/əˈpoʊzd/ US
/əˈpəʊzd/ UK

adjective

Acting in opposition; opposing.
Similar: hostile, averse
Being, of having an opponent; not unopposed.
Opposite. The diagonally opposed driving positions in the cab are identical.

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of oppose

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: conflicting, anti, at odds, oppositional, opposition, contra, contrary, contradicted, contradictory, antithetical, opposite, contrasting, opponent, dissenting, contrasted, adverse

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adj acting in opposition; opposing

Español	opuesto
日本語	対置された taichi sareta, 逆の gyaku no
Deutsch	gegensätzlich
Română	opozant, contrar
Русский	противостоя́щий protivostojáščij, противобо́рствующий protivobórstvujuščij

adj being, of having an opponent; not unopposed

Español	opuesto
Русский	встреча́ющий сопротивле́ние vstrečájuščij soprotivlénije

adj opposite

Español	opuesto

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@misc{opposed_2026,
  title = {opposed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/opposed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}