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Meaning of "opposed" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OPPOSED

opposed  [əˈpəʊzd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OPPOSED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Opposed is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OPPOSED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of opposed in the English dictionary

The definition of opposed in the dictionary is against; not in favour ofto be opposed to sth. Other definition of opposed is opposite; different, not corresponding.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OPPOSED


composed
kəmˈpəʊzd
decomposed
ˌdiːkəmˈpəʊzd
disposed
dɪˈspəʊzd
exposed
ɪkˈspəʊzd
incomposed
ˌɪnkəmˈpəʊzd
infraposed
ˌɪnfrəˈpəʊzd
malposed
mælˈpəʊzd
overexposed
ˌəʊvərɪkˈspəʊzd
preimposed
ˌpriːɪmˈpəʊzd
proposed
prəˈpəʊzd
self-composed
ˌsɛlfkəmˈpəʊzd
superimposed
ˌsuːpərɪmˈpəʊzd
supposed
səˈpəʊzd
undecomposed
ˌʌnˌdiːkəmˈpəʊzd
underexposed
ˌʌndərɪkˈspəʊzd
unexposed
ˌʌnɪkˈspəʊzd
unimposed
ˌʌnɪmˈpəʊzd
unopposed
ˌʌnəˈpəʊzd
unposed
ʌnˈpəʊzd
unproposed
ˌʌnprəˈpəʊzd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OPPOSED

opposability
opposable
opposably
oppose
opposed-cylinder
opposeless
opposer
opposing
opposingly
opposite
opposite number
opposite prompt
opposite sex
opposite to
oppositely
oppositeness
opposition
Opposition benches
opposition hold
oppositional

WORDS THAT END LIKE OPPOSED

closed
enclosed
half-closed
hard-nosed
ill-disposed
long-nosed
nonexposed
predisposed
self-imposed
snub-nosed
thrombosed
through-composed
undiagnosed
undisclosed
undisposed
unenclosed
uninclosed
unpurposed
well disposed
well-disposed

Synonyms and antonyms of opposed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OPPOSED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «opposed» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of opposed

Translation of «opposed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OPPOSED

Find out the translation of opposed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of opposed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «opposed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

反对的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

opuesto
570 millions of speakers

English

opposed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विरोध किया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُعَارِضٌ لِ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

выступающий против
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

oposto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিরোধী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

opposé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menentang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

abgeneigt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

反対した
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

반대한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nentang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chống đối
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எதிர்த்தார்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विरोध केला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karşıt
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

contrario
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przeciwny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ворожий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

contra
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αντίθετος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

teenstelling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

motsatt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

motsatt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of opposed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OPPOSED»

The term «opposed» is very widely used and occupies the 9.915 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OPPOSED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about opposed

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10 QUOTES WITH «OPPOSED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word opposed.
1
Bryan Adams
I think a lot of people want to be remembered the way they were, as opposed to the way they are now.
2
Stephen Amell
I remember doing a little student film where we had a guy that couldn't pull focus. We ended up spending three times the amount of time shooting this thing as opposed to if the guy could've just pulled focus.
3
Joe Andrew
You can unite behind a candidate and a vision for America without rejecting another candidate and their vision, because in real life, opposed to party politics, we Democrats are on the same side.
4
Darren Aronofsky
As filmmakers, we can show where a person's mind goes, as opposed to theater, which is more to sit back and watch it.
5
Richard Attenborough
I am passionately opposed to capital punishment, and I have been all my life.
6
Kevin Ayers
That was something. As opposed to nothing.
7
Julia Barr
I know my husband really loves me because he takes me to have ribs. He says I'm the only girl he ever took out who actually ate anything on her plate, as opposed to pushing it around.
8
Jacques Barzun
A man who has both feet planted firmly in the air can be safely called a liberal as opposed to the conservative, who has both feet firmly planted in his mouth.
9
Benazir Bhutto
I found that a whole series of people opposed me simply on the grounds that I was a woman. The clerics took to the mosque saying that Pakistan had thrown itself outside the Muslim world and the Muslim umar by voting for a woman, that a woman had usurped a man's place in the Islamic society.
10
Earl Browder
I have opposed the Communist cold war line ever since, both by public utterance and by private help to trade unionists breaking free from the Communist influence.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OPPOSED»

Discover the use of opposed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to opposed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Opposed Positions
Wry, shocking, perfectly observed and utterly heart-breaking, the novel moves towards its troubling conclusion: a painful appreciation of what it is we've come from, and what we might be heading for.
Gwendoline Riley, 2012
2
Socially Mixed Economies: How Social Gains Develop in ...
This is essential reading for economists, political scientists, and historians seeking to understand the evolution of a new transitional society and its important, unprecedented consequences for twenty-first century world politics.
John Weber, 2001
3
A Story of America First: The Men and Women who Opposed ...
Written in 1942, but unpublished until now, this study of the America First Committee by its chief researcher and Senate lobbyist sheds new light on this frequently misunderstood and misrepresented group.
Ruth Sarles, Bill Kauffman, 2003
4
Disputed Ground: Farm Groups That Opposed the New Deal ...
The ideas of these groups were resisted by the Department of Agriculture, which fought back to stifle their opposition and largely won. This work is a history of seven organizations that opposed Roosevelt's agricultural programs.
Jean Choate, 2002
5
Hydroxyl Spatio-temporal Statistics for Turbulent Partially ...
The interpretation of spatial and temporal structures is further complicated by their dependence on both local turbulent Reynolds number and equivalence ratio, as affected by changes in internal structure and flame thickness.
Krishna Kumar Venkatesan, 2007
6
Practice Opposed to Theory, Or, An Inquiry Into the Nature ...
PRACTICE. OPPOSED. TO. THEORY,. NUMEROUS attempts have been made by various persons to ascertain the real and primary cause of our commercial distress, in order to the application of a suitable remedy ; but I confess that none of ...
Practical man, 1818
7
Report of a Committee of the Citizens of Boston and Vicinity ...
Henry Lee, Committee of the Citizens of Boston and Vicinity Opposed to a Further Increase of Duties on Importations. States north of the Ohio and Potomac ; and in the same section, they will find proofs from official documents, that we sent that ...
Henry Lee, Committee of the Citizens of Boston and Vicinity Opposed to a Further Increase of Duties on Importations, 1827
8
Performance of an opposed flow shock tube for the ...
Vita.
William G Steenken, 1967
9
Good Sense Without God: Or Freethoughts Opposed to ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original.
Baron D'Holbach, 2004
10
Schism, as Opposed to the Unity of the Church: Especially in ...
Especially in the Present Time John Hoppus. on punctilious distinctions of ceremony, like that of the Pharisees ; or on the esoteric pride of human wisdom, like the ethics of the Greeks. It was based on a principle of holy benevolence, which ...
John Hoppus, 1839

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OPPOSED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term opposed is used in the context of the following news items.
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Urgent action needed to support medical reform; airlines actively …
Urgent action needed to support medical reform; airlines actively opposed. Leading senator urges pilots to contact lawmakers to garner support. «AOPA Pilot, Jul 15»
2
“He was opposed to women having a say in anything”: The ugly …
He was opposed to women having a say in anything. You could talk with him a few minutes, and you would know he had a high IQ but there ... «Salon, Jul 15»
3
Noble Charter School Plan Opposed By Southwest Siders
At a press conference held outside of the Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School, principals called for a responsible plan to sustain ... «DNAinfo, Jul 15»
4
Most General Staff Were Opposed Unilateral Disengagement from …
Major General Yair Naveh (Reserves), who was the commander of the Central Command during the Disengagement from Gaza in 2005, ... «The Jewish Press, Jul 15»
5
Some residents opposed to proposed housing facility
A proposal to construct a mixed residential facility for developmentally-disabled adults and low-income renters is drawing opposition from ... «Nanaimo Daily News, Jul 15»
6
Mosgiel gardens site for aquatic centre opposed
A new group being established is vowing to fight plans to turn part of Mosgiel's Memorial Gardens into a home for a new aquatic centre. «Otago Daily Times, Jul 15»
7
Obama: one of many opposed to Kenya's anti-gay policies
And while this contradiction should be opposed, it should be noted that Kenya's recently reviewed Constitution states that it recognizes the ... «Erasing 76 Crimes, Jul 15»
8
How two forces have opposed an evolutional marvel
VINELAND — When Mark Schatzker compares the human genome to the manual that creates a person, and asks what people think is the ... «Niagarathisweek.com, Jul 15»
9
Theater shooter called 'angry man' who advocated violence …
Theater shooter called 'angry man' who advocated violence, opposed women working. 1 / 12. Movie Theater Shooting. Law enforcement ... «PennLive.com, Jul 15»
10
Politico: US Chamber Targeting House GOP Opposed to Its Agenda
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is preparing for "hand-to-hand political combat" to unseat conservative House Republicans who are getting in ... «Bayoubuzz, Jul 15»

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