opposed
/əˈpəʊzd
/adjective
1 (opposed to) Anxious to prevent or put an end to; disagreeing with: he was opposed to discrimination...
- Nor was there anything to prevent those opposed to the whole concept of school board education from standing for election and, if successful, from hampering the development of the system.
- We are opposed to discrimination on the grounds of gender, religion, sexuality, race, and disability.
- According to Mrs Newby, there is a silent majority of people in the village opposed to the construction of the new hall next to St Mary's.
Synonyms
against, (dead) set against;
in opposition, averse, hostile, antagonistic, inimical, antipathetic, unsympathetic, resistant
informal anti
1.1In conflict with or hostile to: parties opposed to the ruling party...
- Supporters of Franco greeted it with undisguised hostility, while those opposed to the regime hailed the movie, clearly responding to its symbolism.
- I never quite understood why the West was so vehemently opposed to Communism, since it is only as bad as Fascism in practice, but immensely preferable in theory.
- Those opposed to communism were held back from repatriation, which began in late December 1946.
2(Of two or more things) contrasting or conflicting with each other: the agency is being asked to do two diametrically opposed things...
- As I see it and as I think the articles in this issue indicate, these two positions are neither diametrically opposed nor contradictory.
- Why are they so diametrically opposed to each other?
- Sometimes we are diametrically opposed to each other.
Synonyms
conflicting, contrasting, incompatible, irreconcilable, antithetical, contradictory, clashing, contrary, different, differing, at variance, at odds, divergent, dissimilar, disagreeing, opposing, opposite, poles apart, polar
rare oppugnant
Phrases
as opposed to