Synonyms for Opposing

Synonyms for "opposing" (256 found)

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Closest matches (52)

abjuratory abnegative adversary adversative adverse adversive against alien alienated allegory analogy antagonistic anteposition anti antiestablishment antipathetic antipodal antithesis antithetic antithetical

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antonymousat cross purposesat cross-purposesat oddsat odds withat varianceat variance withbalancing breakaway bucking challenge clashingcomparative anatomycomparative degreecomparative grammarcomparative judgmentcomparative linguisticscomparative literaturecomparative methodcompare comparing comparison compensating competitive con conflicting

Adjective(4 words)

adversarial antagonisticargue againstconflicting demands

Verb(1 words)

combating

Noun(1 words)

competing

Strong matches (76)

Noun(4 words)

conflicting goalscontesting countering disputing

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Adjective(5 words)

contend againstcontrarycontrary tocounter dispute

Verb(3 words)

contending contravening controverting

Related words (128)

dissident distinction distinctiveness enemyeyeball to eyeballeyeball-to-eyeballfacing fractious fronting hard harmfulhead windhostile hostility impugnation impugnmentin oppositionincompatible inconsistent indignant

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inimical inverse irreconcilable likening low matching metaphor miserable mixed negation negative negatory nonconforming nonconformist noncooperativenot easyobstinate obverse opponent opposed opposite opposition oppositional oppositive opposure oppugnant oppugnation overthwart parallelism perverse polarpolar oppositionpolaric polarity polarization polarized poorposing againstproportion reactionary rebutment rebuttal recalcitrant recanting recusant refractory refusal rejection relation renitent renunciative renunciatory repudiative repugnant resistance resistant reverse revocative revocatory revolutionary rigorous rival schismatical sectarian sectary simile similitude sinistersquared offstanding againststressful traversaltrope of comparisontroublesome troublous tryingturned offturned-off unappreciative unapproving uncomplimentary uncooperative undercurrent underground unfavorable unfriendly unhappy unpropitious untoward weighing wretched

Adjective(8 words)

dissonant hostile opponent opposerepulsive forceresistresistive forcestrong opposition

Noun(8 words)

frictional pullobjectingopposed toopposite push directionprotesting rebutting resisting rivalling

Verb(1 words)

militating

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

7 entries

action verbadjective conflict descriptor disagreement oppositiontransitive verb

More specific

9 entries

adversarial antagonisticargue againstcontest counter defy dispute oppositional resist

Collocations

10 entries

opposing argumentopposing argumentsopposing campopposing forceopposing sideopposing stanceopposing teamopposing viewopposing viewsthe opposing team

Inflections

4 entries

more opposingmost opposingopposed opposes

Derivations

6 entries

opponency opponent oppose opposer opposition oppositional

similar

1 entries

hostile

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

It would demoralize the opposing team to give it the razz from the spectators' side.

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I can't help opposing the marriage.

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I am willing to go on record as opposing nuclear tests.

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The opposing team did not put up much of a fight, so we won hands down.

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Opposing