Synonyms of opposition

opposition

noun

ˌä-pə-ˈzi-shən 

1

as in resistance

the inclination to resist

most of the opposition to the proposed smoking ban is coming from bar owners worried about its impact on their businesses

Synonyms & Similar Words

• resistance
• objection
• protest
• defiance
• remonstrance
• disobedience
• noncompliance
• reservation
• demur
• compunction
• recalcitrance
• misgiving

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approval
• compliance
• acquiescence
• acceptance
• obedience

2

as in oppositeness

the quality or state of being as different as possible

her actions stand in direct opposition to her words

Synonyms & Similar Words

• oppositeness
• polarity
• divergence
• contrariety
• conflict
• contrariness
• variance
• disparity
• antithesis
• inequality
• contradictoriness
• dissimilarity
• disagreement
• discrepancy
• unlikeness
• incompatibility
• incongruity
• incongruence
• disparateness
• antipode
• incongruousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• agreement
• similarity
• correspondence
• conformity
• sameness
• resemblance
• parallelism
• likeness
• similitude
• congruity
• identicalness
• relationship
• correlation
• alikeness
• analogousness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of opposition

In the absence of any credible opposition, President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party is widely expected to win. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

Sporting has scored three goals in each of its last three games — all against playoff-caliber opposition. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026

Though opposition parties are almost all fully supportive of the war in Ukraine, the elections could decide how Putin will govern going forward. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 20 Sep. 2026

The family instead hired Oded Savoray, a prominent litigator who has been outspoken in his opposition to the government. — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026