Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Placed in or occupying a position directly opposite or over against; opposite.
- Of an opposite or contrary nature, tendency, or action: as, white is opposed to black.
- Antagonistic; hostile; adverse: as, I am more opposed than ever to the proposal.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective characterized by active opposition.
- adjective acting in opposition to.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Acting in
opposition ;opposing . - adjective Being, of having an
opponent ; notunopposed . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
oppose .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective being in opposition or having an opponent
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Examples
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Judaism herein opposed is not that of the earlier Epistles, which upheld the law and tried to join it with faith in Christ for justification.
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So a 5 or 6-year-old, for example, you're asking about being bombed is something that they -- it just becomes a part of what they know as opposed to somebody who is in their 30s or 40s, they recognize that it might be an isolated event, they're able to move on from it much more quickly.
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Liberal is originally a term opposed to narrow and restricted, and a liberal education might properly be contrasted with the very narrow bread-and-butter kind that aims at the mastery of art without theory.
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"We remain opposed to the current bill, and we continue to meet several times a day to decide how we're going to proceed and what amendments we will be offering as Blue Dogs on the committees," said Rep. Mike Ross, D-Arkansas.
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I agree with Arcamedies (sp?), PETA will remain opposed to hunting (until the members get hungry enough to hunt).
im 14 and whats the deal with videogame companys that are making games about hunting. 2010
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I assume you're saying the list of those opposed is much larger.
A List of New York Wineries That Oppose Grocery Stores Sales Proposal 2009
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The red state Democrats, plus Lieberman, are IMHO unlikely to be moved by that, the red staters for self-interest (they like to be distinguished/opposed from the rest of their party), and Lieberman for spite.
Balloon Juice » Blog Archive » Beatings will continue until morale improves 2010
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The GOP gets it and is right to be opposed from a political standpoint.
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Dr T. anything the west opposed is good for China.
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I agree with Arcamedies (sp?), PETA will remain opposed to hunting (until the members get hungry enough to hunt).
im 14 and whats the deal with videogame companys that are making games about hunting. 2010
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