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

What readers are saying The conversation explores a wide range of perspectives on the death penalty, with many participants expressing strong opposition to it. — Megan McArdle, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026

The Tigray People’s Liberation Front joined six other opposition groups last month in an alliance seeking to oust Abiy. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026

The dispute has become a rallying point for opposition parties seeking to challenge Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party. — Sheikh Saaliq, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Then, after weeks of sit-ins and marches, Dharmendra Pradhan, the education minister, stepped down, a rare blow to Modi’s government, and one that more established opposition parties had been unable to land. — Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026