the opposition

noun

: a person or group that someone is trying to defeat or succeed against : a person or group that someone is competing with

The coach advised her team not to underestimate the opposition.

Examples of the opposition in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The strongman is failing, even as the opposition struggles to inspire a great deal of conviction and enthusiasm. — Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026

Recent polls indicated widespread support for the measure, despite the opposition of many business owners. — Mauricio Savarese, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026

Few polls are projecting a majority for either the current government or the opposition bloc led by former army chief Gadi Eisenkot. — Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

India’s voter list dispute raises election fairness concerns The protests center on India’s Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision, which the opposition says has disenfranchised millions of eligible voters. — Sheikh Saaliq, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the opposition

• academician
• cycloaddition
• decomposition
• diagnostician
• disinhibition
• indisposition
• interposition
• juxtaposition
• mathematician
• metacognition
• metaphysician
• neurotransmission