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Another word for opposition

Noun

  1. The act of resisting

    2. See also:

    resist

  2. The condition of being in conflict

    3. See also:

    support

  3. One that opposes another in a battle, contest, controversy, or debate

    4. See also:

    support

    resist

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Another word for opposition

Noun

  1. The act of opposing

    2. See also:

    fight

    battle

    Antonyms:

  2. The attitude suggestive of opposition

    3. See also:

    resentment

    malice

    hatred

    hate

    Antonyms:

  3. The individual or group that opposes

    4. See also:

    opponent

    enemy

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Sentence Examples

  • He's the opposition, remember?

  • They view the opposition by others to the actions of their country as treason, or at least, inexplicably self-destructive.

  • In this, despite bitter opposition, he made many significant changes.

  • Although there was cultural opposition in India to Borlaug's methods and seeds, the famine was so bad by 1965 that the government stepped in and urged the project forward.

  • They view individual liberty as a threat, new political ideas as subversion, and political opposition as treason.

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