Opposition

Definition:

  • (n.) The act of opposing; an attempt to check, restrain, or defeat; resistance.
  • (n.) The state of being placed over against; situation so as to front something else.
  • (n.) Repugnance; contrariety of sentiment, interest, or purpose; antipathy.
  • (n.) That which opposes; an obstacle; specifically, the aggregate of persons or things opposing; hence, in politics and parliamentary practice, the party opposed to the party in power.
  • (n.) The situation of a heavenly body with respect to another when in the part of the heavens directly opposite to it; especially, the position of a planet or satellite when its longitude differs from that of the sun 180ยก; -- signified by the symbol /; as, / / /, opposition of Jupiter to the sun.
  • (n.) The relation between two propositions when, having the same subject and predicate, they differ in quantity, or in quality, or in both; or between two propositions which have the same matter but a different form.

Compare opposition with other words:

nuclear vs. opposition

opposition vs. thereagain

opposition vs. recalcitration

jacobinism vs. opposition

opposition vs. recalcitrate

opposition vs. witherward

opposition vs. resistlessly

countermine vs. opposition

counterorder vs. opposition

counterplot vs. opposition

countermovement vs. opposition

counterview vs. opposition

countermove vs. opposition

antigovernment vs. opposition

opposition vs. oppositionist

gainstanding vs. opposition

conjunction vs. opposition

opposition vs. overcoming

confrontation vs. opposition

contrast vs. opposition

affliction vs. opposition

dilemma vs. opposition

opposition vs. tirade

defiance vs. opposition

opposition vs. resistance

obluctation vs. opposition

opposer vs. opposition

opposition vs. oppugnancy

opposition vs. sledging

opposition vs. recusancy

diametrically vs. opposition

antagonism vs. opposition

obscurantism vs. opposition

opposed vs. opposition

deadlock vs. opposition

counterbalance vs. opposition

opposition vs. perseverance

opposition vs. resistant

insurrection vs. opposition

intolerant vs. opposition

impedance vs. opposition

antipapal vs. opposition

opposition vs. wither

counter vs. opposition

acrimony vs. opposition

defiant vs. opposition

objection vs. opposition

opposition vs. versus

counteract vs. opposition

enmity vs. opposition

disputation vs. opposition

counterpoise vs. opposition

kite vs. opposition

aversion vs. opposition

averseness vs. opposition

averse vs. opposition

opposition vs. tension

antipathy vs. opposition

animosity vs. opposition

apposition vs. opposition

king vs. opposition

opposition vs. patent

opposition vs. trademark

opposition vs. proceeding

opposition vs. registration

opposition vs. power

government vs. opposition

oppose vs. opposition

opposition vs. party

competition vs. opposition

opposition vs. political

opponent vs. opposition

contrasting vs. opposition

opposite vs. opposition

conflict vs. opposition

opposing vs. opposition

opposition vs. swing

against vs. opposition

opposition vs. stand

consent vs. opposition