Oppositions
Synonyms for "oppositions" (328 found)
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confrontationenemyresistanceacrimonyadversaryadversityagreement to disagreealienationallegoryanalogyanimosityantagonismantagonistantagonisticantepositionantigovernmentantipathyantithesisantitheticalapostasy
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argumentationarrestarrestationarrestmentassailantat daggers drawnaversenessaversionbacklashbackwardnessbalancingbanblackballblackballingblockadeblockageblockingchallengecheckclashingcloggingclosing upclosurecollisioncombatcombatantcombative reactioncomparative anatomycomparative degreecomparative grammarcomparative judgmentcomparative linguisticscomparative literaturecomparative methodcomparecomparingcomparisoncompetingcompetitioncompetitivecompetitor
Noun(3 words)
Preposition(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (98)
complaintconconflictconflictingconfrontmentconfutationconstrictioncontentioncontradictioncontradistinctioncontraindicationcontrapositioncontrarietycontrastcontrastivenesscontraventioncontroversycorrelationcounter culturecounter-culture
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counteractioncounterpositioncounterworkingcrampcrankinesscross purposescross-purposescrosscurrentcrossingcrotchetinesscursorinessdefiancedelaydemurdenialdeparturedetainmentdetentiondeviationdifferencedim viewdisaccorddisaccordancedisagreementdisappointmentdisapprobationdisapprovaldisconformitydiscongruitydiscontentdiscontentednessdiscontentmentdiscorddiscordancediscordancydiscrepancydiscretenessdisenchantmentdisesteemdisfavordisgruntlementdisharmonydisillusiondisillusionmentdisinclinationdisobediencedisparitydispleasuredisputedisrelishdisrespectdissatisfactiondissensiondissentdissentiencedissidencedissimilaritydissonancedistastedistinctiondistinctivenessdistinctnessdisuniondisunitydivergencedivergencydiversitydropping outexclusionfactionfar cryfixationflakfoe
Noun(4 words)
Related words (164)
foemanfoot draggingfoot-draggingfractiousnessfrictiongrudging consentgrudgingnesshamperinghead windheterogeneityhinderinghindranceholdbackholduphostilehostilityimpedimentin oppositioninaccordanceincompatibility
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incongruityinconsistencyinconsonanceindignationindisposednessindispositionindocilityinequalityinharmoniousnessinharmonyinhibitioninimicalnessinterferenceinterruptionintractablenessirreconcilabilityjarringkicklack of enthusiasmlack of zealletlikeninglow estimationlow opinionmatchingmetaphorminority opinionmixturemutinousnessnegationnegativismnolitionnonagreementnonassentnonconcurrencenonconformitynonconsentnoncooperationnuisance valueobjectionobstinacyobstructionobstructionismocclusionoddsopponentopposedopposingopposing partyopposite campoppositenessopposureoppugnanceoppugnancyostracismother sideothernessparallelismpassive resistanceperfunctorinessperversenessperversitypolar oppositionpolaritypolarizationposing againstproportionprotestreactionrebuffrebuttalrecalcitrancerecalcitrancyrecalcitrationrecoilrecusancerecusancyrefractorinessrefusalrejectionrelationreluctanceremonstrancerenitencerenitencyrepellencerepellencyrepercussionrepressionrepudiationrepugnancerepulserepulsionrestraintrestrictionretardationretardmentrevoltrivalsecessionseparatenesssetbackshowdownsimilesimilitudeslownesssqueezestandstrangleholdstricturestubbornnesssulksulkinesssulkssullennesssuppressionswimming upstreamthe loyal oppositionthe oppositionthumbs downthumbs-downtolerancetrope of comparisonunconformityuncooperativenessundercurrentundergroundunenthusiasmunfriendlinessunhappinessunharmoniousnessunlikenessunorthodoxyunwillingnessvariancevariationvariegationvarietyweighingwithdrawalwithstanding
Noun(3 words)
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