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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But, Mueller said, collections had sold well there and the conversion rate — that is, selling at higher prices as opposed to discounting — was also improving.
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Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2025
Perry: What needs to happen is an end to the war with reconstruction (as opposed to humanitarian) aid completely conditional on Hamas disarming and leaving, with the people allowed to exit as refugees if Hamas refuses.
—Zoltan Istvan, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
Mao’s choice to single out Ye, as opposed to the other civilian elites who would survive him, was intentional.
—Tyler Jost, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2025
That’s because in baseball chess, as opposed to actual chess, the quality of pieces differs between players.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2025
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Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2025
Perry: What needs to happen is an end to the war with reconstruction (as opposed to humanitarian) aid completely conditional on Hamas disarming and leaving, with the people allowed to exit as refugees if Hamas refuses.
—Zoltan Istvan, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
Mao’s choice to single out Ye, as opposed to the other civilian elites who would survive him, was intentional.
—Tyler Jost, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2025
That’s because in baseball chess, as opposed to actual chess, the quality of pieces differs between players.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 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 Aug. 2025.
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