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| Main Entry: |
opposed/opposing
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | antagonistic, against |
| Synonyms: | against the grain, allergic, anti*, antipathetic, antithetical, antonymous, at cross-purposes, at odds, averse, battling, clashing, combating, conflicting, confronting, contrary, controverting, counter, crossing, defending, defensive, denying, disagreeing, disputed, disputing, dissentient, enemy, exposing, facing, gainsaying, hostile, in opposition, incompatible, inimical, irreconcilable, objecting, obstructive, opposite, protesting, repelling, restrictive, rival, up against, warring |
| Antonyms: | aiding, assisting, compatible, helping, similar |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | oppositional |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | opposing |
| Synonyms: | adversarial, adverse, against the grain, allergic, antagonistic, anti*, antipathetic, antithetical, antonymous, at cross-purposes, at odds, averse, battling, clashing, combating, conflicting, confronting, contrary, controverting, counter, crossing, defending, defensive, denying, disagreeing, disputed, disputing, dissentient, enemy, exposing, facing, gainsaying, hostile, in opposition, incompatible, inimical, irreconcilable, objecting, obstructive, opposed, opposite, protesting, repelling, restrictive, rival, up against, warring |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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