What are some alternative words for opposition?
Synonyms for opposition
ˌɒp əˈzɪʃ ən
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Princeton's WordNet
resistance, opposition(noun)
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
"he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead"
Synonyms:
underground, foe, resistivity, opposite, confrontation, immunity, enemy, ohmic resistance, resistance, foeman, electrical resistance, opponent, impedance, electric resistance, resistor, oppositenessopposition, oppositeness(noun)
the relation between opposed entities
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confrontation, foeman, resistance, foe, oppositeness, opposite, enemy, opponentconfrontation, opposition(noun)
the act of hostile groups opposing each other
"the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"
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confrontation, encounter, face-off, showdown, foeman, resistance, foe, oppositeness, opposite, enemy, opponentopposition, opponent, opposite(noun)
a contestant that you are matched against
Synonyms:
foe, opposite, contrary, confrontation, enemy, opposer, resistance, foeman, antagonist, opponent, reverse, adversary, inverse, opposite word, antonym, resister, oppositenessopposition(noun)
a body of people united in opposing something
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confrontation, foeman, resistance, foe, oppositeness, opposite, enemy, opponentopposition(noun)
a direction opposite to another
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confrontation, foeman, resistance, foe, oppositeness, opposite, enemy, opponentenemy, foe, foeman, opposition(noun)
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
"a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"
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resistance, foeman, foe, oppositeness, opposite, enemy, confrontation, opponentOpposition(noun)
the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected
"Her Majesty's loyal opposition"
Synonyms:
confrontation, foeman, resistance, foe, oppositeness, opposite, enemy, opponent
English Synonyms and Antonyms
opposition
Aspiration is the desire for excellence, pure and simple. Ambition, literally a going around to solicit votes, has primary reference to the award or approval of others, and is the eager desire of power, fame, or something deemed great and eminent, and viewed as a worthy prize. The prizes of aspiration are virtue, nobility, skill, or other high qualities. The prizes of ambition are advancement, fame, honor, and the like. There is a noble and wise or an ignoble, selfish, and harmful ambition. Emulation is not so much to win any excellence or success for itself as to equal or surpass other persons. There is such a thing as a noble emulation, when those we would equal or surpass are noble, and the means we would use worthy. But, at the highest, emulation is inferior as a motive to aspiration, which seeks the high quality or character for its own sake, not with reference to another. Competition is the striving for something that is sought by another at the same time. Emulation regards the abstract, competition the concrete; rivalry is the same in essential meaning with competition, but differs in the nature of the objects contested for, which, in the case of rivalry, are usually of the nobler sort and less subject to direct gaging, measurement, and rule. We speak of competition in business, emulation in scholarship, rivalry in love, politics, etc.; emulation of excellence, success, achievement; competition for a prize; rivalry between persons or nations. Competition may be friendly, rivalry is commonly hostile. Opposition is becoming a frequent substitute for competition in business language; it implies that the competitor is an opponent and hinderer.
Synonyms:
ambition, aspiration, competition, emulation, rivalryAntonyms:
carelessness, contentment, humility, indifference, satisfaction
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
opposition
Synonyms:
resistance, hostility, obstacle, obstruction
Dictionary of English Synonymes
opposition(n.)
Synonyms:
contrariety, repugnance, diversity, inconsistencyopposition(n.)
Synonyms:
counteraction, hostility, resistance
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
opposition(n)
Synonyms:
resistance, counteraction, hostility, repulse, rebuff, recalcitration, counterview, antagonism, contradiction, obstacle, impediment, obstructionAntonyms:
acquiescence, non-resistance, concurrence, agreement
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "opposition":
objection, opposing, opposer, resistance, uto, contrast, oppose, opponent, dissent, exhibitions, opposed, rejection, opposes, fairs, disagreement
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2078 | competition | |
#3656 | resistance | |
#3815 | reverse | |
#3990 | contrast | |
#4221 | underground | |
#4784 | enemy | |
#5349 | opposition | |
#5425 | opposite | |
#6114 | opposed | |
#6811 | contrary | |
#7606 | exhibitions | |
#7693 | encounter | |
#9071 | opponent | |
#11260 | rejection | |
#11428 | fairs | |
#12100 | objection | |
#12242 | oppose | |
#12321 | immunity | |
#12575 | opposing | |
#13272 | inverse | |
#14677 | emulation | |
#15031 | ambition | |
#15841 | impedance | |
#16523 | obstacle | |
#17195 | dissent | |
#17596 | showdown | |
#18633 | obstruction | |
#18823 | confrontation | |
#18900 | disagreement | |
#19479 | resistor | |
#20381 | foe | |
#21810 | hostility | |
#23305 | opposes | |
#23458 | rivalry | |
#24319 | aspiration | |
#24833 | adversary | |
#27459 | antagonist | |
#35966 | resistivity | |
#85241 | uto | |
#100637 | antonym | |
#124547 | opposer | |
#134585 | resister | |
#306793 | foeman |
How to use opposition in a sentence?
Some politicians in the U.S. associated the coronavirus with China, and smeared China. China expresses its strong anger and opposition to that, we call on the U.S. to stop finger-pointing at China. The utmost priority is for the international community to cooperate on fighting the virus.
Whenever fighting intensifies between government and opposition forces, the civilian population bears the brunt.
Parts of the business community will continue to pander to the loudest voice until they meet opposition, and they'd better be prepared to meet some opposition, because there are millions and millions of evangelical Christians in America and they have a choice about who they do business with.
I will not sugarcoat this, this is a disappointing day for us. Doing big things is hard. All of us. All of us, myself included, we will need time to reflect on how we got to this moment, what we could have done to do it better, we were a 10-year opposition party, where being against things was easy to do. You just had to be against it.
Tony Ndasingwa don't have to be involved in politics to be prosecuted. They only need to see Tony Ndasingwa with an opposition member they don't like, they come after Tony Ndasingwa. Basically Tony Ndasingwa are prosecuted and presumed guilty by association.
Translations for opposition
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- oposicióCatalan, Valencian
- opoziceCzech
- OppositionGerman
- αντιπολίτευσηGreek
- اپوزیسیونPersian
- vastustus, vastarinta, oppositio, vastustaja, vastaisuus, vastapuoliFinnish
- oppositionFrench
- urchomhaireachtIrish
- התנגדותHebrew
- ellenkezés, szembenállás, ellenzék, ellenzés, ellenfél, ellenszegülésHungarian
- ընդդիմությունArmenian
- opposizioneItalian
- 反対, 衝, 野党Japanese
- mautohetanga, āpitihana, ātetengaMāori
- oppositieDutch
- oposiçãoPortuguese
- împotrivire, opoziție, opunere, oponentRomanian
- противодействие, противостояние, оппонент, противоположность, оппозиция, противникRussian
- oppositionSwedish
- mpinzaniSwahili
- muhalefet, karşıt, muhalif, karşıtlıkTurkish
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