Synonyms for Opposition

Synonyms for "opposition" (391 found)

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Closest matches (79)

Noun(12 words)

foe resistanceact againstadversary agon antagonisms antagonist antagonizing backlashes bucking confrontation confrontations

Adjective(3 words)

academic dissentanti-environmentalbad attitude

adversary adversityagreement to disagreealienation allegory analogy antagonism antagonist antagonistic anteposition antipathy antithesis antithetical apostasy argumentation arrest arrestation arrestment assailantat daggers drawn

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averseness aversion backlash backwardness balancing ban blackball blackballing blockade blockage blocking challenge check clashing cloggingclosing upclosure collision combat combatantcombative reactioncomparative anatomycomparative degreecomparative grammarcomparative judgmentcomparative linguisticscomparative literaturecomparative methodcompare comparing comparison competing competition competitive competitor complaint con conflict conflicting confrontation confrontment confutation constriction

Verb(1 words)

combating

Strong matches (117)

contention contradiction contradistinction contraindication contraposition contrariety contrast contrastiveness controversy correlationcounter culturecounter-culture counteraction counterposition counterworking cramp crankinesscross purposescross-purposes crosscurrent

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Noun(18 words)

contesting contrariness counter counterargument counterpoint defying dichotomies disagreeing disagreement discountenance disfavoring disobediences dissent dissents drag enemies enemy foes

Verb(1 words)

counteracting

Related words (195)

hindrance holdback holdup hostile hostility impedimentin oppositioninaccordance incompatibility incongruity inconsistency inconsonance indignation indisposedness indisposition indocility inequality inharmoniousness inharmony inhibition

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inimicalness interference interruption intractableness irreconcilability jarring kicklack of enthusiasmlack of zeallet likeninglow estimationlow opinionmatching metaphorminority opinionmixture mutinousness negation negativism nolition nonagreement nonassent nonconcurrence nonconformity nonconsent noncooperationnuisance valueobjection obstinacy obstruction obstructionism occlusion odds opponent opposed opposingopposing partyopposite campoppositeness opposure oppugnance oppugnancy ostracismother sideotherness parallelismpassive resistanceperfunctoriness perverseness perversitypolar oppositionpolarity polarizationposing againstproportion protest reaction rebuff rebuttal recalcitrance recalcitrancy recalcitration recoil recusance recusancy refractoriness refusal rejection relation reluctance remonstrance renitence renitency repellence repellency repercussion repression repudiation repugnance repulse repulsion resistance restraint restriction retardation retardment revolt rival secession separateness setback showdown simile similitude slowness squeeze stand stranglehold stricture stubbornness sulk sulkiness sulks sullenness suppressionswimming upstreamthe loyal oppositionthe oppositionthumbs downthumbs-down tolerancetrope of comparisonunconformity uncooperativeness undercurrent underground unenthusiasm unfriendliness unhappiness unharmoniousness unlikeness unorthodoxy unwillingness variance variation variegation variety weighing withdrawal withstanding

Noun(41 words)

impedance impendence kickback malcontentsmore frictionmore frictionalnay naysaying nonacceptance objectingobjecting toobjection objections opponentoppose amendmentsopposite oppositeness outcries polarities protesting

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public oppositionrebelling rebellionrebellion against traditionrebellions rebelliousness recoilsreform resistantremonstrances remonstrating repulsesresistance to changeresistance to motionresistances resisting restiveness rival rivalling rivalrysports competitionwillful disobedience

Verb(2 words)

oppose changerivaling

Adjective(1 words)

strong opposition

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

17 entries

action adversary antagonist body conflict contestant direction disagreement group opponent opposer partypolitical partyrelation resistance resister

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More specific

6 entries

contestants dissent objectionopposition partyresistancerival faction

Collocations

5 entries

opposition movementopposition partypolitical oppositionpublic oppositionstrong opposition

Inflections

1 entries

oppositions

Derivations

3 entries

oppose oppositional oppositionality

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

There is certain to be some opposition to your suggestion.

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The proposal met with opposition.

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They carried on with the construction in the face of strong opposition from the residents.

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The plan met with opposition from the inhabitants.

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Opposition