as opposed to

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Synonyms of as opposed to next

—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 Griffin plans to explore loaning the specimen to a U.S. institution, and wants to share it with the public, as opposed to hanging it as a trophy exclusively for private viewing. —

Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 18 July 2024 And as opposed to drama and comedy, which had eight slots each to fill, limited got a mere five. —

Kate Aurthur, Variety, 17 July 2024 Removing the exact tissue as opposed to just estimating. —

Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 17 July 2024 The data also revealed that Latin music fans are more likely to stream the genre’s music released in the last year and a half, as opposed to deeper catalogs more than five years old. —

Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for as opposed to

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