as opposed to

phrase

—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.

Examples of as opposed to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The precise air quality impact is hard to gauge since regulators could decide to simply stretch out rules that limit some natural gas plants to 30 hours of operation per year, as opposed to canceling the restraints altogether. — John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026

The Concept 7 Protection’s subtlety is a result of it being designed to provide security while moving quietly through the regular world, as opposed to an active war zone. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026

The photo is particularly impressive because it was captured on an iPhone camera, as opposed to the more traditional Nikon cameras that astronauts sometimes use to capture Earth during their time aboard the ISS. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2026

The patience required to piece them together paints Winehouse as an introspective woman as opposed to her party girl that the tabloids portrayed her as. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for as opposed to

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou