Counterpose

/ˌkaʊn.təˈpəʊz/

Synonyms for "counterpose" (77 found)

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analogizeantagonizeassimilatebalancebe antipatheticbe at cross-purposesbe inimicalbe opposed tobeat againstbring into analogybring into comparisonclashcollidecomparecompare and contrastcompare with

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go againstgo counter tointerfereinterfere withjuxtapose in oppositionlikenliken tolock hornsmatchmeasuremeasure againstmeet head onmeet head-onmetaphorizemilitate againstoffsetopposeoppugnparallelplace against
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play at cross-purposesrelateresistrun a comparisonrun againstrun counter toset in contrastset in oppositionset offset off againstset over againstsimilizeswim upstreamview togetherweighweigh againstwork against
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Part II is a chapter on male socialization. One selection discusses the sex role pressures upon children, another is about ghetto males, and a third is on the influence of high school athletics. Much of it is dry reading, but counterposed are two painful personal accounts.

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Utkatasana (Figure 4-e) acts as a counterpose to the previous postures because it eases the stretch in the legs.

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