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adjective op·posed \ə-ˈpōzd\

Definition of opposed

: 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

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Recent Examples of opposed from the Web

More than half the crowd seemed opposed to many of the policies that Issa has supported.

— teri figueroa, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Issa meets with crowd at pop-up town hall", 2 June 2017
While the Canton Community Association supported the bike lane, which the city began constructing in April, some residents were opposed.

— jean marbella, baltimoresun.com, "City decision to reconfigure Canton bike lane prompts outrage from bicycling advocates", 1 June 2017
For the record, I’m opposed to raw feeding as a mater of fundamental safety and professional liability.

— patty khuly, miamiherald, "Raw diet for pets? Maybe not such a good idea, vet says", 31 May 2017
The Post's Matt O'Brien says the answer is pretty simple: Republicans are philosophically opposed to redistribution, but health care is all about redistribution.

— paige winfield cunningham, Washington Post, "The Health 202: Meet the referee in the GOP effort to replace Obamacare", 30 May 2017
The event was such a disaster that many wondered what the university was thinking to have invited a speaker so opposed by its student body in the first place.

— zaid jilani, The Intercept, "Bethune-Cookman Actually Had A Reason To Invite Betsy DeVos To Give That Calamatous Commencement Speech", 29 May 2017
Of the more than 4,700 Muslim women from 10 states surveyed in the 2014 study, more than 90 percent opposed instant divorce.

— geeta anand, New York Times, "Muslim Women in India Challenge ‘Instant Divorce’ Law", 28 May 2017
In fact, the two theories, though fundamentally opposed, made highly similar predictions for almost all tests of gravity and light.

— lizzie buchen, WIRED, "May 29, 1919: A Major Eclipse, Relatively Speaking", 29 May 2009

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