Synonyms of opposing

opposing 1 of 2

adjective

as in opposite

Related Words

• opposite
• antagonistic
• contradictory
• irreconcilable
• antithetical
• diametric
• antipodal
• contrary
• conflicting
• incompatible
• antipodean
• inconsistent
• mutually exclusive
• clashing
• discrepant
• repugnant
• disagreeing
• incongruous
• inharmonious
• inconsonant
• discordant

Dissimilar Words

• similar
• reconcilable
• like
• akin
• consistent
• agreeing
• compatible
• congruent
• correspondent (with or to)
• concordant
• consonant
• conformable (to)
• harmonious
• congruous
• accordant
• nonconflicting

opposing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of oppose

1

as in resisting

to refuse to give in to

I will continue to oppose any attempts to infringe upon our civil liberties

Synonyms & Similar Words

• resisting
• fighting
• withstanding
• repelling
• defying
• bucking
• combating
• contesting
• contradicting
• countering
• thwarting
• battling
• challenging
• hindering
• obstructing
• contending (with)
• disputing
• stemming
• frustrating
• checking
• balking
• foiling
• baffling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• submitting (to)
• yielding (to)
• bowing (to)
• surrendering (to)
• succumbing (to)
• stooping (to)
• giving in (to)
• capitulating (to)
• knuckling under (to)

2

as in fighting

to strive to reduce or eliminate

we must oppose ignorance and prejudice wherever and whenever they arise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fighting
• combating
• resisting
• countering
• confronting
• battling
• withstanding
• contending (with)
• thwarting
• facing
• oppugning
• foiling
• checkmating
• baffling
• frustrating
• defying
• meeting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• promoting
• advancing
• encouraging
• fostering
• furthering
• cultivating
• forwarding
• suffering
• supporting
• bearing
• enduring
• advocating
• nurturing
• abiding
• backing
• upholding
• endorsing
• nourishing
• championing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of opposing

Adjective

Crossing behind the umpire and catcher is considered a form of respect for the game, the opposing team, and the officials. — Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026

Carlynton coach DeQuay Canton, 24, was seen screaming at the sideline of the opposing team and then confronted one of their coaches, Frank McGrath, 37, the criminal complaint said. — Matt Foster, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

In addition to working on the sidelines, Eli had a season 1 cameo as a frustrated coach from an opposing team. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026

When opposing kickers lined up at Gillette Stadium, the video board displayed a reverse view of the kick, placing a second, offset set of yellow uprights directly behind the real ones. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Ella Stiller is their ingenuous aide-de-camp, Busy Philipps a flamboyant investor and Renée Elise Goldsberry as an opposing counsel who has history with Colter. — Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Georgia is eager to see someone else on the opposing sidelines after going against itself for much of the past month during preseason practices. — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 1 Sep. 2026

The effort, which had major bipartisan support, was abandoned in favor of vote pairing, an informal arrangement where an absent lawmaker coordinates with an opposing lawmaker who agrees to abstain or withhold their vote. — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

What Hasty built instead compares each coach against the specific opposing talent his players faced, which means a good coach with a bad roster finally looks different from a bad coach with a good one. — Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Verb

If Burrow can stay healthy and give the Bengals some early leads, Dexter Lawrence and the rest of that defensive front will have their opportunities to get after opposing QBs. — Dan Pompei, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Americans appear increasingly alarmed by the technology,with 7 in 10 polled in March opposing local construction of data centers that power AI technology, according to a Gallup survey. — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2026

Organizers opposing the mid-decade redistricting effort collected more than 300,000 signatures and Republican officials’ push to block certification of the petition fizzled. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026

All three universities received an F for students’ political tolerance of speakers having opposing views, but OU and Tulsa showed improvement in this area over the previous year. — Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 11 Sep. 2026

Speakers blasted the opposing party as socialists and communists in speech after speech. — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026

As polls show the public increasingly favoring guardrails for AI safety — and opposing data center buildouts — the White House is likely to face still more calls for an explanation of why a more transparent framework is not possible. — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026

In a letter opposing the permit for gas turbines at Colossus 1, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America warned that the project could add health risks in a region already overburdened with asthma and other respiratory problems. — Austyn Gaffney, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026

Data-center resistance has spread nationwide, with 142 demonstrations in 42 states in July and two-thirds of Americans opposing a facility in their own community, according to an Economist/YouGov poll. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026