Opposing Synonyms and Antonyms

Situated opposite
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. contrary
  2. opposite
  3. antipodal
  4. antipodean
  5. antithetical
  6. antonymic
  7. antonymous
  8. facing
  9. contradictory
  10. converse
  11. counter
  12. diametric
  13. diametrical
  14. fronting
  15. polar
  16. reverse
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Fight against or resist strongly
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. fighting
  2. facing
  3. contesting
  4. engaging
  5. meeting
  6. clashing
  7. protesting
  8. storming
  9. assailing
  10. attacking
  11. assaulting
  12. bombarding
  13. confronting
  14. encountering
  15. battling
  16. resisting
  17. scrapping
  18. overpowering
  19. impeding
  20. retaliating
  21. defending
  22. antagonizing
  23. outflanking
  24. struggling
  25. shielding
  26. acting
  27. safeguarding
  28. guarding
  29. repelling
  30. withstanding
  31. infringing
  32. snubbing
  33. defying
  34. combatting
  35. seceding
  36. revolting
  37. rebelling
  38. upholding
  39. restraining
Antonyms:
  1. participating
  2. joining
  3. supporting
  4. promoting
  5. yielding
  6. assisting
  7. concurring
  8. aiding
  9. helping
  10. favoring
  11. agreeing
  12. acquiescing
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In the act of opposition
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. defending
  2. conflicting
  3. clashing
  4. combating
  5. fending
  6. objecting
  7. disagreeing
  8. exposing
  9. disputing
  10. denying
  11. protesting
  12. controverting
  13. crossing
  14. gainsaying
  15. battling
  16. confronting
  17. reversing
  18. neutralizing
  19. facing
  20. stemming
  21. meeting
  22. breasting
  23. withstanding
  24. repelling
  25. resisting
  26. counteracting
  27. outflanking
  28. in defiance of
  29. at variance
  30. at-cross-purposes
  31. in disagreement with
  32. in opposition to
  33. at-loggerheads
  34. at-odds
  35. on-the-outs
  36. with daggers drawn
Antonyms:
  1. defending
  2. helping
  3. agreeing
A violent struggle
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. opposition
  2. denial
  3. contest

Words Related to Opposing

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Opposing Sentence Examples

  • One-quarter of the opposing Bolshevik army were Letts; Gen.

  • She had always claimed that he would listen if she presented an opposing opinion.

  • The opposing forces were too strong to permit Lord Selborne to succeed.

  • When consul (49) he advised the rejection of all peace terms offered by Caesar, and declared that, if the senate did not at once decide upon opposing him by force of arms, he would act upon his own responsibility.

  • That city is taken; the Russian army suffers heavier losses than the opposing armies had suffered in the former war from Austerlitz to Wagram.

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