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adjective

Definition of opposednext
as in resisting

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verb

past tense of oppose
1
as in resisted
to refuse to give in to I will continue to oppose any attempts to infringe upon our civil liberties

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2
as in fought
to strive to reduce or eliminate we must oppose ignorance and prejudice wherever and whenever they arise

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Recent Examples of opposed
Adjective
The thing most people don’t realize is that Anthropic isn’t fundamentally opposed to the current administration’s economic goals. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 17 June 2026 Putting in a bid for Sorsby would be diametrically opposed to the preachings of Canales — who has spent this offseason building a QB room that is meant to elevate Young. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2026
Verb
The council passed a budget for the fiscal year that started Wednesday without those cuts, which were opposed by McCarty. — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026 Trudeau opposed a pipeline that could cross northern British Columbia and the Great Bear Rainforest. — ABC News, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for opposed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for opposed
  1. resisting
  2. resisted
  3. fought
  4. contrary
  5. combated
  6. adverse
  7. countered
  8. conflicting
Adjective
  • There’s likely to be grasping, resisting, skillful and futile efforts to swim and worry about what’s up ahead.
    — Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of resisting
Verb
  • Hibon says the filmmakers deliberately resisted recreating the look of the old cartoon.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026
  • Europe has long resisted air conditioning as noisy, an eyesore on architectural facades and unnecessary, as brutal summer heat has been relatively short-lived.
    — Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 2 July 2026
Definition of resisted
Verb
  • The future king of Britain descends from American patriots who fought against the crown he is destined to inherit, according to a new book tracing Prince William's family tree.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • Both exist in spite of the odds, symbols of perseverance and community — memorials to those who fought to establish a new country and a new state, and who happened to do it in a place that proved particularly untamable.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of fought
Adjective
  • The voter response to Measure A should send a strong contrary message.
    — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
  • Still, this is a contrary call.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 May 2026
Definition of contrary
Verb
  • Television footage showed black smoke billowing out of windows on the fourth floor, as firefighters combated the fire at the scene.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 June 2026
  • That will surely improve with time, but for now, KAT and the Knicks have recognized it and combated it appropriately.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 12 June 2026
Definition of combated
Adjective
  • These conditions can increase your vulnerability to adverse effects from poor air quality.
    — Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 4 July 2026
  • Valentine also testified that the FDA encourages infant formula companies to send in all adverse event reports and that nothing prevented Mead Johnson from doing so.
    — David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of adverse
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  • As we were carted to our bungalow late on a Friday night, my husband joked that the main gate’s grand entrance had a Jurassic Park feel, to which our bellhop countered that it had also been compared to a White Lotus resort.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
  • Then, just before halftime, Tim Weah countered a weak clearance toward Tyler Adams, who let the ball pass through to Malik Tillman, who sent it to Balogun at the top of the box.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 2 July 2026
Definition of countered
Adjective
  • Pulling off all the ambiguity and conflicting emotions can’t have been easy.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026
  • Trump also frequently offered conflicting statements about the war itself.
    — Will Weissert, Fortune, 2 July 2026
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