Hypernyms for "opposition"
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antagonism
antipodal
antipodal opposition
antipode
anti-takeover defense
antithesis
besieger
conflict
contradiction
contradictoriness
contrariety
contrary
contrast
diametrical opposition
direct contrast
enantiomorphism
flip side
gradable opposition
INC
inverse
Iraqi National Congress
lockout
mirror-image relation
mutual opposition
opposite
orthogonal opposition
orthogonality
perpendicularity
polarity
reaction
reverse
sign
strikebreaking
tertium quid
ungradable opposition
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.