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

As energy secretary, Miliband became the public face of the Labour government’s net-zero agenda and its opposition to issuing new licenses for North Sea oil and gas exploration. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

Indian police briefly detained the country’s top opposition leader and his sister during a protest on Tuesday, as a fresh wave of public outrage puts pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 21 July 2026

Power grid limitations, construction labor shortages, and community opposition to data centers are already constraining that buildout. — Nili Gilbert, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Ozel, 51, had succeeded the 77‑year‑old Kilicdaroglu after 13 years of what many analysts described as ineffective opposition to Erdogan. — ABC News, 21 July 2026