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1 opposition
The action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with:
— Despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead.
synoniem: resistance.
Roget 719:
resistance,
stand,
front,
oppugnation†;
oppugnancy†;
opposition
etc.
708;
renitence†,
renitency;
reluctation†,
recalcitration†;
kicking
etc.
v..
repulse,
rebuff.
insurrection
etc.
(disobedience)
742;
strike;
turn out,
lock out,
barring out;
levee en masse [Fr.],
Jacquerie;
riot
etc.
(disorder)
59.
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Roget 720:
contention,
strife;
contest,
contestation†;
struggle;
belligerency;
opposition
etc.
708.
controversy,
polemics;
debate
etc.
(discussion)
476;
war of words,
logomachy†,
litigation;
paper war;
high words
etc.
(quarrel)
713;
sparring
etc.
v..
competition,
rivalry;
corrivalry†,
corrivalship†,
agonism†,
concours†,
match,
race,
horse racing,
heat,
steeple chase,
handicap;
regatta;
field day;
sham fight,
Derby day;
turf,
sporting,
bullfight,
tauromachy†,
gymkhana†;
boat race,
torpids†.
wrestling,
greco-roman wrestling;
pugilism,
boxing,
fisticuffs,
the manly art of self-defense;
spar,
mill,
set-to,
round,
bout,
event,
prize fighting;
quarterstaff,
single stick;
gladiatorship†,
gymnastics;
jiujitsu,
jujutsu,
kooshti†,
sumo;
athletics,
athletic sports;
games of skill
etc.
840.
shindy†;
fracas
etc.
(discord)
713;
clash of arms;
tussle,
scuffle,
broil,
fray;
affray,
affrayment†;
velitation†;
colluctation†,
luctation†;
brabble†,
brigue†,
scramble,
melee,
scrimmage,
stramash†,
bushfighting†.
free fight,
stand up fight,
hand to hand,
running fight.
conflict,
skirmish;
rencounter†,
encounter;
rencontre†,
collision,
affair,
brush,
fight;
battle,
battle royal;
combat,
action,
engagement,
joust,
tournament;
tilt,
tilting [Mediev.];
tournay†,
list;
pitched battle.
death struggle,
struggle for life or death,
life or death struggle,
Armageddon†.
hard knocks,
sharp contest,
tug of war.
naval engagement,
naumachia†,
sea fight.
duel,
duello [It];
single combat,
monomachy†,
satisfaction,
passage d'armes [Fr.],
passage of arms,
affair of honor;
triangular duel;
hostile meeting,
digladiation†;
deeds of arms,
feats of arms;
appeal to arms
etc.
(warfare)
722.
pugnacity;
combativeness
etc.
adj.;
bone of contention
etc.
713.
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Roget 179:
counteraction,
opposition;
contrariety
etc.
14;
antagonism,
polarity;
clashing
etc.
v.;
collision,
interference,
inhibition,
resistance,
renitency,
friction;
reaction;
retroaction
etc.
(recoil)
277;
counterblast†;
neutralization
etc.
(compensation)
30;
vis inertiae [Lat.];
check
etc.
(hindrance)
706.
voluntary opposition
etc.
708,
voluntary resistance
etc.
719;
repression
etc.
(restraint)
751.
opposites,
action and reaction,
yang and yin,
yang-yin
(contrariety)
14.
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Roget 708:
opposition,
antagonism;
oppugnancy†,
oppugnation†;
impugnation†;
contrariety;
contravention;
counteraction
etc.
179;
counterplot.
cross fire,
undercurrent,
head wind.
clashing,
collision,
conflict.
competition,
two of a trade,
rivalry,
emulation,
race.
absence of aid
etc.
708;
resistance
etc.
719;
restraint
etc.
751;
hindrance
etc.
706.
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Nederlands: oppositie, protest, strubbeling, strubbelingen, tegenstand, tegenwerking, weerstand, weerwerk
Pools: opozycja, opór, odpór, protest, sprzeciw
2 opposition
The relation between opposed entities.
synoniem: oppositeness.
Nederlands: antithese, contrast, tegenstelling
3 opposition
The act of hostile groups opposing each other:
— The invaders encountered stiff opposition.
synoniem: confrontation.
4 opposition
A contestant that you are matched against.
synoniemen: opponent, opposite.
Roget 710:
opponent,
antagonist,
adversary;
adverse party,
opposition;
enemy
etc.
891;
the other side;
assailant.
oppositionist,
obstructive;
brawler,
wrangler,
brangler†,
disputant;
filibuster [U.S.],
obstructionist.
malcontent;
Jacobin,
Fenian;
demagogue,
reactionist†.
rival,
competitor.
bete noir [Fr.].
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Roget 237:
contraposition†,
opposition;
polarity;
inversion
etc.
218;
opposite side;
reverse,
inverse;
counterpart;
antipodes;
opposite poles,
North and South.
antonym,
opposite
(contrariety)
14.
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Nederlands: opponent, verzet, tegenstand, tegenwerking, tegenpartij, oppositie, oppositiepartij
5 opposition
A body of people united in opposing something.
6 opposition
A direction opposite to another.
7 opposition
An armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force).
synoniemen: enemy, foe, foeman.
Nederlands: tegenstander, vijand, bestrijder, opponent
Pools: wróg, przeciwnik, nieprzyjaciel
8 Opposition
The major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected.
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