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averse
Having a feeling of opposition, distaste, or aversion; strongly disinclined:
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  1. Having a feeling of opposition, distaste, or aversion; strongly disinclined:
  2. Not willing or inclined; opposed (to)
  3. (Bot.) Turned away from the main stem
opposite
Placed or located directly across from something else or from each other:
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  1. Placed or located directly across from something else or from each other:
  2. (Botany) Growing in pairs on either side of a stem:
  3. Sharply contrasting; antithetical:
contrary
Opposite in nature, order, direction, etc.; altogether different
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  1. Opposite in nature, order, direction, etc.; altogether different
  2. Opposed, as in character or purpose:
  3. (Music) Moving in the opposite direction at a fixed interval:
restrictive
(Grammar) Of, relating to, or being a subordinate clause or phrase that identifies the noun, phrase, or clause it modifies and limits or restricts its meaning, as the clause who live in glass houses in People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
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  1. (Grammar) Of, relating to, or being a subordinate clause or phrase that identifies the noun, phrase, or clause it modifies and limits or restricts its meaning, as the clause who live in glass houses in People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
  2. Confining, limiting, containing with in defined bounds.
  3. (Gram.) Designating a modifier, as a word, phrase, or subordinate clause, that limits the reference of the word or phrase it modifies and thus is essential to the meaning of a sentence
disputed
Argued; not certain, agreed upon, or accepted.
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  1. Argued; not certain, agreed upon, or accepted.
at the other end of the spectrum
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    adversarial
    Of or characterized by opposition, disagreement, hostility, etc., as between adversaries
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    1. Of or characterized by opposition, disagreement, hostility, etc., as between adversaries
    2. Characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary; combative, hostile, opposed
    3. Relating to or characteristic of an adversary; involving antagonistic elements:
    adverse
    Acting or serving to oppose; antagonistic:
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    1. Acting or serving to oppose; antagonistic:
    2. Contrary to one's interests or welfare; harmful or unfavorable:
    3. Moving in an opposite or opposing direction:
    antagonistic
    Showing antagonism; acting in opposition
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    1. Showing antagonism; acting in opposition
    2. Contending or acting against; as, antagonistic forces.
    antipathetic
    Having or showing a strong aversion or repugnance
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    1. Having or showing a strong aversion or repugnance
    2. Opposed in nature or character; antagonistic:
    3. Opposed or antagonistic in character, tendency, etc.
    opposing
    That opposes or oppose; on the opposite side.
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    1. That opposes or oppose; on the opposite side.
    oppositional
    Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting opposition
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    1. Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting opposition
    Find another word for opposed. In this page you can discover 23 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for opposed, like: antagonistic to, averse, opposite, against, contrary, restrictive, hostile to, at-odds, disputed, counter to and at-cross-purposes.

    Sentence Examples

    • He strongly opposed the League of Nations.

    • Are you opposed to a break now and then?

    • I'm not opposed to technology, I simply enjoy the work.

    • The mayor, supported by the national guard, opposed this project.

    • It would just take several hours as opposed to a few minutes.

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