Opposing
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
opposed \opposed\ ([o^]p*p[=o]zd"), opposing \opposing\
([o^]p*p[=o]"z[i^]ng),adj.
1. characterized by active opposition; as, two bitterly
opposing schools of thought.
Syn: antagonistic, antipathetic, antipathetical, opponent.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. acting in opposition to; as, the opposing sector of the
same muscle group.
[WordNet 1.5]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Oppose \Op*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Opposed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Opposing}.] [F. opposer. See {Ob-}, {Pose}, and cf.2d
{Appose}, {Puzzle}, n. Cf.L. opponere, oppositum.]
1. To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to
exhibit.
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Her grace sat down . . .
In a rich chair of state; opposing freely
The beauty of her person to the people. --Shak.
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2. To put in opposition, with a view to counterbalance or
countervail; to set against; to offer antagonistically.
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I may . . . oppose my single opinion to his.
--Locke.
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3. To resist or antagonize by physical means, or by
arguments, etc.; to contend against; to confront; to
resist; to withstand; as, to oppose the king in battle; to
oppose a bill in Congress.
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4. To compete with; to strive against; as, to oppose a rival
for a prize.
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I am . . . too weak
To oppose your cunning. --Shak.
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Syn: To combat; withstand; contradict; deny; gainsay; oppugn;
contravene; check; obstruct.
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from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
213 Moby Thesaurus words for "opposing":
abjuratory, abnegative, adversary, adversative, adverse, adversive,
against, alien, alienated, allegory, analogy, antagonistic,
anteposition, anti, antiestablishment, antipathetic, antipodal,
antithesis, antithetic, antithetical, antonymous,
at cross-purposes, at odds with, at variance with, balancing,
breakaway, bucking, challenge, clashing, comparative anatomy,
comparative degree, comparative grammar, comparative judgment,
comparative linguistics, comparative literature,
comparative method, compare, comparing, comparison, compensating,
competitive, con, conflicting, confrontation, confronting,
confrontment, contention, contradicting, contradiction,
contradictory, contradistinct, contraposition, contrapositive,
contrariety, contrarious, contrary, contrast, contrasted,
contrasting, contrastiveness, contravention, contraversion,
converse, correlation, counter, counter-culture, counteractant,
counteracting, counteraction, counteractive, counterbalancing,
counterpoised, countervailing, counterworking, cranky, cross,
crosscurrent, crossing, crotchety, dead against, denial, denying,
detrimental, differing, difficult, disaccordant, disaffirming,
disagreeing, disallowing, disappointed, disapprobatory,
disapproving, disavowing, disclaiming, discontented, discordant,
discrepant, disenchanted, disgruntled, disillusioned, disowning,
displeased, dissatisfied, dissentient, dissenting, dissident,
distinction, distinctiveness, enemy, eyeball to eyeball,
eyeball-to-eyeball, facing, fractious, fronting, hard, harmful,
head wind, hostile, hostility, impugnation, impugnment,
in opposition, incompatible, inconsistent, indignant, inimical,
inverse, irreconcilable, likening, low, matching, metaphor,
miserable, negation, negative, negatory, nonconforming,
nonconformist, noncooperative, not easy, obstinate, obverse,
opponent, opposed, opposite, opposition, oppositional, oppositive,
opposure, oppugnant, oppugnation, overthwart, parallelism,
perverse, polar, polar opposition, polaric, polarity, polarization,
polarized, poor, posing against, proportion, reactionary,
rebutment, rebuttal, recalcitrant, recanting, recusant, refractory,
refusal, rejection, relation, renitent, renunciative, renunciatory,
repudiative, repugnant, resistance, resistant, reverse, revocative,
revocatory, revolutionary, rigorous, rival, sectarian, sectary,
simile, similitude, sinister, squared off, standing against,
stressful, traversal, trope of comparison, troublesome, troublous,
trying, turned-off, unappreciative, unapproving, uncomplimentary,
uncooperative, undercurrent, underground, unfavorable, unfriendly,
unhappy, unpropitious, untoward, weighing, wretched
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