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To be intellectual does not require one to be alienated and oppositional.
Nancy Pearcey

Meaning of "oppositional" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OPPOSITIONAL

oppositional  [ˌɒpəˈzɪʃənəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OPPOSITIONAL

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

WHAT DOES OPPOSITIONAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of oppositional in the English dictionary

The definition of oppositional in the dictionary is of or relating to being opposed; showing opposition.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OPPOSITIONAL


acquisitional
ˌækwɪˈzɪʃənəl
additional
əˈdɪʃənəl
appositional
ˌæpəˈzɪʃənəl
depositional
ˌdɛpəˈzɪʃənəl
educational
ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃənəl
inquisitional
ˌɪŋkwɪˈzɪʃənəl
inspirational
ˌɪnspɪˈreɪʃənəl
juxtapositional
ˌdʒʌkstəpəˈzɪʃənəl
occupational
ˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃənəl
operational
ˌɒpəˈreɪʃənəl
organizational
ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃənəl
ovipositional
ˌəʊvɪpəˈzɪʃənəl
positional
pəˈzɪʃənəl
postpositional
ˌpəʊstpəˈzɪʃənəl
prepositional
ˌprɛpəˈzɪʃənəl
propositional
ˌprɒpəˈzɪʃənəl
recreational
ˌrɛkrɪˈeɪʃənəl
suppositional
ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃənəl
traditional
trəˈdɪʃənəl
transitional
trænˈzɪʃənəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OPPOSITIONAL

oppose
opposed
opposed-cylinder
opposeless
opposer
opposing
opposingly
opposite
opposite number
opposite prompt
opposite sex
opposite to
oppositely
oppositeness
opposition
Opposition benches
opposition hold
oppositionist
oppositionless
oppositive

WORDS THAT END LIKE OPPOSITIONAL

constitutional
conventional
dimensional
emotional
exceptional
functional
institutional
international
motivational
national
nutritional
occasional
optional
personal
professional
promotional
rational
regional
the National
the Second International
vocational

Synonyms and antonyms of oppositional in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «oppositional» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OPPOSITIONAL

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

Translator English - Chinese

对立
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

oposicional
570 millions of speakers

English

oppositional
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

oppositional
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

معارضا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

оппозиционный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

oposição
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিরোধী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

oppositionnel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pembangkang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

opposition
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

反対の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대립적
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Oposisi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đối lập
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எதிர்க்கூறு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विरोधक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

muhalif
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

oppositivo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

opozycyjny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

опозиційний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

opoziție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αντιπολιτευτική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

opposisionele
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oppositionell
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

opposisjonell
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of oppositional

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OPPOSITIONAL»

The term «oppositional» is regularly used and occupies the 68.436 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OPPOSITIONAL» OVER TIME

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «OPPOSITIONAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word oppositional.
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Susie Orbach
Being able to provoke a different point of view to the standard current ideological or political perspective as played out in conventional newspaper or radio reportage is what a public intellectual does. But it's not merely about being oppositional, because that's too negative.
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Nancy Pearcey
To be intellectual does not require one to be alienated and oppositional.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OPPOSITIONAL»

Discover the use of oppositional in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to oppositional and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Oppositional Voices: Women as Writers and Translators in the ...
Oppositional Voices is a study of six women writers in the late Elizabethan period, who, ignoring Renaissance society's injunction that women should confine themselves to religious compositions, wrote and translated poetry, drama and ...
Tina Kronitiris, 2014
2
Oppositional Consciousness: The Subjective Roots of Social ...
The book is the first to conceptualize and illustrate the complex patterns of negotiation, struggle, borrowing, and crafting that characterize what the editors term "oppositional consciousness"—an empowering mental state that prepares ...
Jane J. Mansbridge, Aldon Morris, 2001
3
Leaving Springfield: The Simpsons and the Possibility of ...
This is a study of the television programme "The Simpsons" which focuses on the show's dual roles as subversive political satire and mainstream mass media hit.
John Alberti, 2004
4
Defining Cult Movies: The Cultural Politics of Oppositional ...
This study stresses the sheer diversity of the films which have been brought together under the term 'cult movies'.
Mark Jancovich, 2003
5
The Defiant Child: A Parent's Guide to Oppositional Defiant ...
The perfect book to help you give your oppositional-defiant child the help he or she needs.
Douglas A. Riley, 1997
6
Misogyny, Cultural Nihilism & Oppositional Politics: ...
Written from a feminist perspective, this is a cultural and ideological study of modern China as seen in the writing of experimental fiction, one of the main attempts to subvert the conventions of socialist realism in contemporary Chinese ...
Tonglin Lu, 1995
7
Educating oppositional and defiant children [electronic ...
Provides techniques on teaching oppositional and emotionally disturbed children.
Philip S. Hall, Nancy D. Hall, 2003
8
Parent Management Training : Treatment for Oppositional, ...
In this book, Dr. Alan Kazdin brings together the conceptual and empirical bases of this treatment, as applied to children and adolescents with oppositional, aggressive, and antisocial behavior.
Professor of Child Psychiatry Alan E. Kazdin John M. Musser Professor of Psychology, Yale University School of Medicine, 2005
9
Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder in Children
Written as a guide for professionals, this book is useful as a succinct overview of the field for both students and researchers; it is also of value to advanced researchers, offering essential information on topics which may not be their ...
Walter Matthys, John E, Lochman, 2009
10
Gender and the Construction of Hegemonic and Oppositional ...
Through an analysis of existing empirical research and fictional media, the book illustrates the relationship between these various femininities and their relationship with masculinity.
Justin Charlebois, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OPPOSITIONAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term oppositional is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Pasco teen, sentenced to life at 14 for murder, gets new hearing for …
At that time, he displayed oppositional, self-destructive behavior, Wheaton said. But when he was moved to the Santa Rosa Correctional ... «Tampabay.com, Jul 15»
2
5 Lake County towns unite against Route 53 planning process
Mancino noted that two of the villages represented on the June 29 oppositional letter — Mundelein and Round Lake — are also represented on ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
3
Cambodian Senate approves restrictions on non-governmental …
Senators of the ruling Cambodian People's Party approved the controversial draft law Friday that has been boycotted by the oppositional party. «Fox News, Jul 15»
4
Side-By-Side Coverage of Cuba and Iran Highlights Shift in US …
When the media fails to provide a hearing to those who may have legitimate—albeit oppositional—opinions toward US foreign policy, guests ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jul 15»
5
Revolutionary Expectations and the Fight Against Austerity …
So the SPD in the CDU. So CDU is Merkel's party, and the SPD. So they're in a grand coalition. And Die Linke is the biggest oppositional party. «The Real News Network, Jul 15»
6
Why do we argue online?
This article isn't about trolls – which the psychologist John Suler describes as “oppositional, passive-aggressive, narcissistic, paranoid, and ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
7
Capitalism, Engineered Dependencies and the Eurozone
It is the oppositional nature of capitalist 'competition' that renders economic dependencies socially toxic. Whomever has benefitted from the ... «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
8
Marina Abramovic: MONA exhibition puts performance art centre stage
... the original intention of performance art, whose heyday was in the 1960s and 70s, when contemporary art was genuinely oppositional and ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
9
Who'd want to pick a fight with carbon tax?
Another climate scare campaign will blow back badly for the government and its distinctive oppositional style. – Dave Lisle, Mullumbimby, NSW. «The Saturday Paper, Jul 15»
10
Movie Review: 'Cartel Land'
... director Matthew Heineman explores the struggle between powerful drug cartels and the oppositional organizations determined to slow their ... «The Horn, Jul 15»

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