Synonyms for opposed

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1. opposed(adj)

   being in opposition or having an opponent

   "two bitterly opposed schools of thought"

   Antonyms:
   unopposed

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1. opposed(a)

   Foreign refers to difference of birth, alien to difference of allegiance. In their figurative use, that is foreign which is remote, unlike, or unconnected; that is alien which is conflicting, hostile, or opposed. Impertinent and irrelevant matters can not claim consideration in a certain connection; inappropriate matters could not properly be considered. Compare ALIEN, n.; CONTRAST, v.

   Synonyms:
   alien, alien, conflicting, contradictory, contrary, contrasted, distant, foreign, hostile, impertinent, inappropriate, irrelevant, remote, strange, unconnected, unlike

   Antonyms:
   akin, appropriate, apropos, essential, germane, pertinent, proper, relevant

   Preposition:
   Such a purpose was alien to (or from) my thought: to preferable.

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1. List of paraphrases:

   opposite, objected, opposing, oppose, against, contrary, opposes, opposition, bucked, objects, rejected, objection

How to pronounce opposed?

Alex

US English

Daniel

British

Karen

Australian

Veena

Indian

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How to use opposed in a sentence?

1. Paula Garces:

   They want to hear about the glamorous fashions and who's with who. And I don't think they're asking men really deep, thought provoking questions either, for the most part. If I thought that, I would definitely have a problem with it. There is a lot of scrutiny of women's looks as opposed to men's, which is unfortunate. I think that's more the issue, why women are asked more about their looks than men. we are more than just pretty faces and what we are wearing.

2. Justin Hochberg:

   My specialty is looking at things and seeing what they can be, as opposed to what they are.

3. Robert Thompson:

   It's about the settling of the urban frontier as opposed to the geographical frontier, and it's also a great immigration story.

4. Chief Executive Louis Vachon:

   If our stock is trading again at what we consider accretive levels for us to buy it back, we'd like to be in a position to do that sooner as opposed to later, below 10 times earnings we feel that it is significantly accretive for us to buy back our shares.

5. Abraham Foxman:

   To say Israelis are the only ones in the world opposed -- it's troubling messaging.

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