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Synonyms for opposition
ˌɒp əˈzɪʃ ənop·po·si·tion
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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
Princeton's WordNet
resistance, oppositionnoun
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, oppositenessnoun
the relation between opposed entities
Synonyms:
confrontation, foeman, resistance, foe, oppositeness, opposite, enemy, opponentconfrontation, oppositionnoun
the act of hostile groups opposing each other
"the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"
Synonyms:
confrontation, encounter, face-off, showdown, foeman, resistance, foe, oppositeness, opposite, enemy, opponentopposition, opponent, oppositenoun
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, oppositenessoppositionnoun
a body of people united in opposing something
Synonyms:
confrontation, foeman, resistance, foe, oppositeness, opposite, enemy, opponentoppositionnoun
a direction opposite to another
Synonyms:
confrontation, foeman, resistance, foe, oppositeness, opposite, enemy, opponentenemy, foe, foeman, oppositionnoun
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
"a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"
Synonyms:
resistance, foeman, foe, oppositeness, opposite, enemy, confrontation, opponentOppositionnoun
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
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
oppositionnoun
Synonyms:
contrariety, repugnance, diversity, inconsistencyoppositionnoun
Synonyms:
counteraction, hostility, resistance
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
oppositionnoun
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?
You have so many different policy priorities. There's always going to be this tension almost kind of built into these cases, it's helpful that the administration is starting to speak publicly about these cases and stressing to the stakeholders in Venezuela, be they Maduro or be they the opposition or anybody else who wants to help, this is a priority that these people come home.
We knew that there would be opposition, but we didn't think it would be of this magnitude, the whole country seemed to be talking about it.
We have concerns emergency rule may increasingly be used against the true opposition in Turkey, those outside the Gulen movement.
The opposition brigades do not find a clear plan to bring peace in Aleppo within the de Mistura initiative, the plan offers a break from fighting and certainly only the regime would benefit.
We should be concerned in any country where you see an incumbent president shaking up the electoral administration, while there’s really no force left standing in opposition to push back.
Translations for opposition
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- oposicióCatalan, Valencian
- opoziceCzech
- OppositionGerman
- αντιπολίτευσηGreek
- اپوزیسیونPersian
- vastapuoli, vastaisuus, vastustaja, oppositio, vastarinta, vastustusFinnish
- oppositionFrench
- urchomhaireachtIrish
- התנגדותHebrew
- ellenkezés, ellenzés, ellenszegülés, ellenfél, ellenzék, szembenállásHungarian
- ընդդիմությունArmenian
- opposizioneItalian
- 反対, 野党, 衝Japanese
- ātetenga, āpitihana, mautohetangaMāori
- oppositieDutch
- oposiçãoPortuguese
- împotrivire, oponent, opoziție, opunereRomanian
- оппозиция, противник, противодействие, противоположность, оппонент, противостояниеRussian
- oppositionSwedish
- mpinzaniSwahili
- karşıt, karşıtlık, muhalif, muhalefetTurkish
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