Of persons and their actions: Opposed in purpose, hostile. Obsolete. (This develops into 4.)

Opposing; antagonistic, hostile; contradictory; unfavourable, untoward; = contrariant, adj.

Of persons and their actions: Actively opposed, antagonistic, hostile. Obsolete except as in A. 3b.

Opposing, antagonistic, hostile, inimical; adverse. Frequently with to.

figurative. Contentious, contrary; perverse, amiss; argumentative; hostile, unfriendly.

contrary, adj. n.adv. prep., opposed, opposite.

Acting contrary to, opposing. Obsolete.

Of a person, action, agent, or force: acting against or in opposition (to someone or something); opposing, antagonistic, actively hostile.

Contrary or contradictory to something else; †inconsistent or incompatible with, †divergent from, †standing against. Now rare.

Conflicting, opposing, obstructing; perverse; frustrating, baffling; adverse, untoward.

Hostile, conflicting, opposed, repugnant; (in early use also) able to oppose, vigorously resistant.

Of a person: opposed in will or action; hostile, antagonistic, or adverse. With to or against. Obsolete.

Perverse, contrary; unfriendly. Obsolete.

Repugnant, opposed.

Crooked, awkward, perverse, contrary.

That is an antagonist (in various senses); acting as an antagonist; antagonistic.

Of opposing tendency or adverse nature (to someone or something). Now rare.

Acting in opposition; lying or tending in the opposite direction; having an opposite tendency, to the opposite effect; opposed, opposite: cf…

That acts against or in opposition to someone or something by way of attack, obstruction, competition, or resistance. Also: contrary; conflicting…

Of antipathetic nature or tendency. Const. to.

Opposed, contrary (to); in quot. 1614, opposed in sense, antithetical, contrasted. Obsolete.

Turned away, averted; opposed, hostile.

Characterized by aversion; of opposed tendency.

Hostile, opposing, adverse.

Of things: Of opposed nature, adverse. Obsolete.

Opposed in nature or disposition; antipathetic.

Unfriendly, hostile, adverse; = inimical, adj.

Antagonistic, contrary, opposed; given or presented as a contrary argument. Frequently with to or †against. Now rare.

Opposed to. Obsolete. rare.

Opposing, controversial. Obs.

Of a person, group, etc. Adverse or hostile to a measure, idea, practice, system, etc. Also: unwilling or reluctant to do something.

Characterized by, relating to or of the nature of opposition (in various senses); hostile; confrontational. Chiefly: spec. of, relating to, or…

Having the effect of crossing or thwarting.

= oppositional, adj. 2.