oppositionaryadj.
/ˌɒpəˈzɪʃn̩(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˌɑpəˈzɪʃəˌnɛri/ = oppositional adj. 2.
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the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [adjective]
contrariousc1290
contraryinga1340
contrary1340
adversarya1382
overthwartc1384
contrairc1400
contrariantc1400
adverse1418
repugnantc1443
thwarting1530
pugnant1537
opposite1577
haggard1578
impugnant1579
kim-kam1582
antagonist1591
adversative1595
counter1596
opposing1597
antipathetical1601
thwart1601
aversed1609
aversive1609
adversarious1622
averse1623
antipathousa1625
inimicitious1641
opponent1641
negative1642
gainstanding1674
antithetic1753
opposed1784
oppositional1829
transversive1855
oppositionary1905
society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > [adjective] > relating to opposition
oppositionist1812
oppositional1829
oppositionary1905
1905 P. Milyoukov Russia & its Crisis v. 319 Tamed and muzzled by the government, the oppositionary press was unable to give adequate expression to public opinion.
1926 Contemp. Rev. Sept. 276 Petrograd (‘Leningrad’) became the centre of Zinoviev's oppositionary activity.
1999 C. Dean Inka Bodies & Body of Christ ii. 33 While the two feasts were celebrated in like fashion, they were conceived of in oppositionary or, more likely, complementary terms.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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