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Opposition

//ˌɑ.pəˈzɪʃ.ən//

Synonyms for "opposition" (319 found)

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Informal (8)

Adj, intj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

check

Noun, verb, slang(2 words)

kick squeeze

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

con

Name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

discord

Noun, slang(3 words)

retardation flak other side

General use (311)

Noun, verb(47 words)

stand arrest difference dissent challenge blockade protest dispute proportion conflict contrast let recoil revolt rebuff demur compare repulse tolerance interference

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Noun(199 words)

withdrawal variety variation deviation opposite divergence resistance restraint slowness mixture relation reaction denial complaint nonconformity departure alienation obstinacy distinction suppression

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rejection faction disagreement contention repugnance contrariety inconsistency diversity interruption stubbornness contradiction odds repression obstruction antipathy exclusion stricture refusal hostility comparison variance enemy inequality dissatisfaction setback repudiation negation fixation similitude antagonism collision hindrance analogy impediment disparity occlusion restriction parallelism inhibition friction apostasy disapproval incongruity recalcitrance polarity antagonist confrontation competitor controversy indisposition unorthodoxy reluctance holdup aversion negativism variegation opponent repercussion incompatibility disappointment blockage unhappiness dissension discrepancy simile dissonance passive resistance disharmony disobedience separateness foot-dragging constriction competition remonstrance crosscurrent inharmony rebuttal ostracism renitency counteraction antithesis head wind correlation disillusionment disenchantment dissidence disunion arrestation perversity indocility repulsion adversity discordance argumentation disinclination inaccordance contraposition unfriendliness foe polarization fractiousness indignation secession opposure crankiness disapprobation unconformity dissimilarity heterogeneity backwardness refractoriness noncooperation sulkiness distinctness unwillingness discreteness distinctiveness contradistinction oppugnancy cross purposes uncooperativeness inharmoniousness confutation retardment sullenness disconformity showdown disunity discordancy arrestment discontentment recusancy otherness unharmoniousness recalcitrancy unlikeness irreconcilability disgruntlement renitence divergency perverseness cross-purposes cursoriness nonconsent crotchetiness detainment oppugnance discontentedness obstructionism inconsonance recalcitration perfunctoriness counterposition repellency contraindication repellence inimicalness nonconcurrence recusance counter culture discongruity comparative linguistics comparative anatomy anteposition oppositeness intractableness nolition averseness mutinousness indisposedness grudgingness foeman nonassent confrontment unenthusiasm comparative degree comparative literature contrastiveness comparative method

Adj, name, noun, verb(2 words)

cramp crossing

Name, noun, verb(3 words)

delay ban blackball

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb(1 words)

underground

Adj, noun(5 words)

hostile opponent combatant assailant nonagreement

Adj, noun, verb(6 words)

rival clashing jarring discontent matching weighing

Adj, verb(5 words)

opposing conflicting opposed hindering competing

Adjective(3 words)

antagonistic competitive antithetical

Intj, noun(1 words)

objection

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the opposition opposing party opposite camp the loyal opposition

Name, noun(3 words)

detention defiance adversary

Adj, name, noun(1 words)

foe

Adv, noun(1 words)

far cry

Verb(6 words)

counterworking withstanding comparing closing up dropping out swimming upstream

Prep_phrase(1 words)

at daggers drawn

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