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- Dictionaryopposing/əˈpəʊzɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. in conflict or competition with someone or something: "the opposing team" Similar Opposite
- 2. facing; opposite: "on the opposing page there were two addresses" Similar
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competing or fighting against each other: Opposing factions on the committee are refusing to compromise. The article tries to show opposing viewpoints on the issue. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Opposing & against. active resistance. ad hominem. against someone's beliefs. alienated. converse. countervailing. detractor. discordant.
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. opposernoun. Synonyms. buck. defy. fight.
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.
to be hostile or adverse to, as in opinion: to oppose a resolution in a debate. to set as an obstacle or hindrance. to set against in some relation, especially as to demonstrate a comparison or contrast: to oppose advantages to disadvantages. to use or take as being opposite or contrary.
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.
adjective. /əˈpəʊzɪŋ/ [only before noun] (of teams, armies, forces, etc.) playing, fighting, working, etc. against each other. a player from the opposing side. It is time for opposing factions to unite and work towards a common goal. This behaviour is based on a conflict between two opposing forces within the individual. Definitions on the go.
To oppose something is to go against it or fight hard to stop it. A senator might oppose a bill, or a teen might oppose authority. Words starting with opp-, like opposite, opponent, and oppose, usually hint that there's a disagreement somewhere.
to disagree strongly with somebody’s 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. Do you support or oppose this proposal?
Definition of 'opposing' Word Frequency. opposing. (əpoʊzɪŋ ) 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Opposing ideas or tendencies are totally different from each other. I have a friend who has the opposing view and felt that the war was immoral. Water is the opposing force to fire.
Opposing definition: fighting or acting against something or someone. See examples of OPPOSING used in a sentence.
