opposed

adjective

op·​posed ə-ˈpōzd 

: set or placed in opposition : contrary

… with politicians, as opposed to soap, you cannot return what you have bought …

—Felix G. Rohatyn

voters who are opposed to the plan

Examples of opposed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

OpenRouter's fivefold volume jump suggests deflation and platform revenue are not mechanically opposed, and nobody outside Stripe has the data to say which effect dominates. — Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile Cinema United, the exhibition industry’s main lobbying group, remains opposed to any sale of Warner Bros. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026

Peter recalled in his father’s day, houses couldn’t be bigger than 40 % of the lot size and his father remained opposed to that change. — Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026

While the association remained opposed to the bill in its most recent form because of a few specific provisions. — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English — more at oppose

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing opposed

• as opposed to
• diametrically opposed to

Rhymes for opposed

• decomposed
• discomposed
• indisposed
• interposed
• juxtaposed
• predisposed
• presupposed
• reimposed
• superposed
• undisclosed
• undisposed
• unenclosed