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    opposed
    /əˈpəʊzd/

    adjective

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  2. to disagree with a principle or plan: She's opposed to any changes to the current legislation.

  3. to disagree with something or someone, and speak or take action against them: Most local residents opposed the building of the shopping mall. The proposed tax rise has been vigorously opposed by business leaders.

  4. The meaning of OPPOSED is set or placed in opposition : contrary. How to use opposed in a sentence.

  5. (of a person) disagreeing strongly with something and trying to stop it. opposed to something He was strongly opposed to modernism in art. She remained bitterly opposed to the idea of moving abroad. They are totally opposed to abortion. the party most openly opposed to military rule. The majority of the population was either opposed or indifferent.

  6. (əpoʊzd ) 1. adjective B2. If you are opposed to something, you disagree with it or disapprove of it. We are utterly opposed to racism in all of its forms. [+ to] We are strongly opposed to the presence of foreign troops in this region. 2. adjective.

  7. Two teams playing against each other are opposed; so are two sides in a war. If you're opposed, you're usually up against an opponent or opposing side. Politicians often talk about being opposed to one law and in favor of another. If someone is against higher taxes, they're opposed to higher taxes.

  8. 1. To be or act in contention or conflict with: opposed their crosstown rivals in the season finale. 2. To be hostile or resistant to; try to prevent: opposes the building of a new police station. 3. a. To set as an opposite in position: opposed the painting with a mirror across the room. b.

  9. verb. /əˈpəʊz/ Verb Forms. to disagree strongly with somebodys plan, policy, etc. and try to change it or prevent it from succeeding. oppose somebody/something This party would bitterly oppose the re-introduction of the death penalty. He threw all those that opposed him into prison. to oppose a war/bill/plan.

  10. 1. : to place over against something so as to provide resistance, counterbalance, or contrast. one military force opposed to another. concreteness as opposed to abstraction L. E. Lynch. 2. : to place opposite or against something. oppose the enemy. oppose a congressional bill. 3. : to offer resistance to. opposer noun. Synonyms. buck. defy. fight.

  11. 1. To be or act in contention or conflict with: opposed their crosstown rivals in the season finale. 2. To be hostile or resistant to; try to prevent: opposes the building of a new police station. 3. a. To set as an opposite in position: opposed the painting with a mirror across the room. b.