Opposing Synonyms and Antonyms
Belonging to the opposition or constituting the opposition
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
- adverse
- antagonistic
- conflicting
- rival
- inimical
- antonymous
- hostile
- adversarial
- antithetical
- antithetic
- obstructive
- recalcitrant
- calumniating
- competitive
- aspiring
- contesting
- defensive
- resistive
- opponent
- anti
- resistant
- antipathetic
- challenging
- disputative
- at variance
- litigative
- defying
- unfavorable
- opposed
- sinister
- contradictory
- contending
- oppositional
- opposite
Situated opposite
(Adjective)
Act against or in opposition to
(Verb)
Synonyms:
Contrast with equal weight or force
(Verb)
Synonyms:
- resisting
- disputing
- contradicting
- facing
- traversing
- repudiating
- controverting
- thwarting
- confronting
- contesting
- gainsaying
- counterbalancing
- crossing
- withstanding
- vying
- refuting
- confuting
- defying
- confounding
- protesting
- repelling
- rebelling
- probing
- questioning
- bucking
- denying
- pitting
- obstructing
- deprecating
- arguing
- meeting
- matching
- demurring
- disliking
- fronting
- fighting
- rejecting
- doubting
- debating
- encountering
- duelling
- reversing
- disagreeing
- differing
- neutralizing
- objecting
- countervailing
- counteracting
- taunting
- countering
- contravening
- contrasting
- challenging
- contending
- conflicting
- combatting
- blocking
- disapproving
- battling
- exposing
- antagonizing
Fight against or resist strongly
(Verb)
Synonyms:
- fighting
- facing
- contesting
- engaging
- meeting
- clashing
- protesting
- storming
- assailing
- attacking
- assaulting
- bombarding
- confronting
- encountering
- battling
- resisting
- scrapping
- overpowering
- impeding
- retaliating
- defending
- antagonizing
- outflanking
- struggling
- shielding
- acting
- safeguarding
- guarding
- repelling
- withstanding
- infringing
- snubbing
- defying
- combatting
- seceding
- revolting
- rebelling
- upholding
- restraining
In the act of opposition
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
- defending
- conflicting
- clashing
- combating
- fending
- objecting
- disagreeing
- exposing
- disputing
- denying
- protesting
- controverting
- crossing
- gainsaying
- battling
- confronting
- reversing
- neutralizing
- facing
- stemming
- meeting
- breasting
- withstanding
- repelling
- resisting
- counteracting
- outflanking
- in defiance of
- at variance
- at-cross-purposes
- in disagreement with
- in opposition to
- at-loggerheads
- at-odds
- on-the-outs
- with daggers drawn
A violent struggle
(Noun)
Synonyms:
Words Related to Opposing
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