opposition
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(noun) a body of people united in opposing something |
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Related Words: body |
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(noun) a contestant that you are matched against |
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Synonyms: opponent, opposite |
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Related Words: contestant |
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(noun) a direction opposite to another |
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Related Words: antipodal, antipodal opposition, diametrical opposition, direction, enantiomorphism, mirror-image relation, orthogonal opposition, orthogonality, perpendicularity |
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(noun) the relation between opposed entities |
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Synonyms: oppositeness |
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Related Words: antipode, antithesis, conflict, contradiction, contradictoriness, contrariety, contrary, contrast, direct contrast, gradable opposition, inverse, mutual opposition, negation, opposite, polarity, relation, reverse, sign, tertium quid, ungradable opposition |
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(noun) 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" |
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Synonyms: resistance |
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Related Words: action, anti-takeover defense, lockout, reaction |
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(noun) the act of opposing groups confronting each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition" |
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Synonyms: confrontation |
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Related Words: resistance, strikebreaking |
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(noun) an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies" |
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Synonyms: enemy, foe, foeman, opponent |
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Related Words: adversary, antagonist, besieger, opponent |
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