opposition
/ɑpʌzˈɪʃʌn/
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Definitions
Noun
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with; "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead"
Noun
the relation between opposed entities
Noun
the act of hostile groups opposing each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"
Noun
a contestant that you are matched against
Noun
a body of people united in opposing something
Noun
a direction opposite to another
Noun
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"
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the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected; "Her Majesty''s loyal opposition"
More General Terms
action
adversary
antagonist
body
contestant
direction
opponent
opposer
party
political party
relation
resistance
resister
More Specific Terms
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