1
as in resisted
to refuse to give in to
I will continue to oppose any attempts to infringe upon our civil liberties
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2
as in fought
to strive to reduce or eliminate
we must oppose ignorance and prejudice wherever and whenever they arise
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Recent Examples of opposed
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
Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
My friend Chuck was adamantly opposed to the sport of triathlon.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2025
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Verb
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
Adjective
Kentucky Republican Rand Paul has opposed the legislation on multiple occasions.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
My friend Chuck was adamantly opposed to the sport of triathlon.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opposed
Verb
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Republicans ultimately resisted a similar push by Trump during his first term, and 60 votes are still needed for most measures.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Oct. 2025
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Sliwa has resisted calls to exit the race, as some Cuomo supporters have argued his decision to stay on the ballot only splits the Republican and centrist vote, bolstering Mamdani’s prospects.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The event was the latest public honoring of North Korean troops who fought in Russia to repel an incursion by Ukrainian forces.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
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In his remarks, Sures saluted his late father, who fought in Israel’s War of Independence in 1948.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Biden Administration's contrary position depended on the obvious fallacy that providing testosterone to treat a boy's endocrine disorder is the 'same treatment' as using the drug to disrupt the normal physical development of an adolescent girl suffering from psychological distress.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Franco and Colell are known for their dramas, plumbing complex, contrary intimacy.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The landmark document, made known by Pope Paul VI in 1965, denounced antisemitism and combatted the narrative that Jews should be collectively blamed for Jesus’ crucifixion.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
22 Oct. 2025
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Long before the creation of DEI departments formally driving pedagogy in public schools, the ADL had proudly hailed itself as an organization that combatted antisemitism and other forms of bigotry.—
Sahar Mustafah
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Working within restricted space, Lanthimos felt the need to go big with the filmmaking, both with supervising sound editor/re-recording mixer Johnnie Burn’s sound design and composer Jerskin Fendrix’s music, which is by far the biggest score in the score-adverse director’s career.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
31 Oct. 2025
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Such issues include severe weather impacts, adverse road conditions and trash buildups that pose a threat to human and/or wildlife health.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Reluctant to give up so much equity and significantly reduce Alchemize’s valuation, Nazareth countered with an offer of 10% equity.—
Tom Huddleston Jr.,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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Due process requires a commitment to the reasons punishment is sought and thus allows those reasons to be addressed and countered.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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After giving birth to him, she’s overwhelmed by irreconcilably conflicting emotions—Javed is at once her own flesh, and an embodiment of his father’s actions.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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However there are conflicting concerns offsetting those gains due to slowing oil demand.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Newsom has been trying to raise his national profile, adopting a combative style that parodies Trump’s social media strategy with similar all-caps posts, memes and merchandise.—
Adriana Gomez Licon,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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The combative Andy Robertson produced the pass of the match to release Ekitike for the equaliser and like Jones, the Scottish left-back really should keep his place at Brentford with Conor Bradley set to continue on the right after Jeremie Frimpong limped off with another hamstring injury.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Opposed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opposed. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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