What is the meaning of opposed?

verb

  • Be against; express opposition to.
    • usage: "We oppose the ban on abortion"
  • Fight against or resist strongly.
    • usage: "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it"
  • Contrast with equal weight or force.
  • Set into opposition or rivalry.
    • usage: "let them match their best athletes against ours"; "pit a chess player against the Russian champion"; "He plays his two children off against each other"
  • Act against or in opposition to.
    • usage: "She reacts negatively to everything I say"
  • Be resistant to.
    • usage: "The board opposed his motion"

adjective

  • Being in opposition or having an opponent.
    • usage: "two bitterly opposed schools of thought"
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APAWordNet. (2010). Opposed. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/opposed/definitions/1179917
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