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

And this is way up from the uncertainty expressed by Californians back in August when the Institute of Governmental Studies at the University of California, Berkeley found that 48% of Californians supported it versus 32% opposed. —The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 26 Oct. 2025

Perez, meanwhile, has remained firmly opposed to almost everything La Liga or its president proposes. —Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025

With the most to lose, pretty much the entire city council is vehemently opposed. —Kim Velsey, Curbed, 24 Oct. 2025

How the stakeholders juggled those diametrically opposed ideas—liberty and self-governance but also slavery and their horrific treatment of the Native American population—is the part of the human experience that Burns is most interested in exploring. —Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025

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