as opposed to
idiom
—used to refer to something that is different from what has just been mentioned
The car gets 30 miles per gallon, as opposed to last year's model, which got only 25.
They use fresh fish, as opposed to fish that has been frozen.
I'd say she is a good player, as opposed to a great one.
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Another theme Le Goy touched on during the panel, which is fast emerging as a motto of this year’s market, is aggregation as opposed to cannibalization.
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K.j. Yossman, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
Gobert has to respect the shooting threat of Anunoby and play higher up as opposed to guarding Hart and being able to sag off a bit more.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
On Thursday Duffy noted more than half of air traffic delays are now being caused by staffing shortages, as opposed to only 5% earlier this year.
—Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Goldfinger told that the paper’s proposal about the close timing of events is based on the close stacking of sedimentary deposits, with very small uncertainties, as opposed to purely radiocarbon evidence, which has large uncertainties.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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K.j. Yossman, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
Gobert has to respect the shooting threat of Anunoby and play higher up as opposed to guarding Hart and being able to sag off a bit more.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
On Thursday Duffy noted more than half of air traffic delays are now being caused by staffing shortages, as opposed to only 5% earlier this year.
—Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Goldfinger told that the paper’s proposal about the close timing of events is based on the close stacking of sedimentary deposits, with very small uncertainties, as opposed to purely radiocarbon evidence, which has large uncertainties.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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“As opposed to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20opposed%20to. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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