🔄 Synonyms of "Opposing"
5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| hostilenoun | Not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure. |
| opponentnoun | One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something. |
| opposed | Acting in opposition; opposing. |
| antinoun | Opposed to something. |
| counteractive | That counteracts |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Opposing"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| counteractive | That counteracts |
| opponentnoun | One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something. |
| hostilenoun | Not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure. |
| antinoun | Opposed to something. |
| contraryverb | The opposite. |
| oppositionnoun | The action of opposing or of being in conflict. |
| oppositional | Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting opposition. |
| contradictorynoun | That contradicts something, such as an argument. |
| oppositenoun | Located directly across from something else, or from each other. |
| antagonistic | Contending or acting against. |
| contrastingnoun | Set in opposition; markedly different. |
| conflicting | Being in opposition; contrary; contradictory. |
| antagonistnoun | (authorship) The main character or force opposing the protagonist in a literary work or drama. |
| dissentingnoun | Showing a strongly different opinion, belief, or viewpoint. |
| dissentverb | (intransitive) To disagree; to withhold assent. Construed with from (or, formerly, to). |
| dissidentnoun | A person who formally opposes the current political structure, the political group in power, the policies of the political group in power, or current laws. |
| adverse | Unfavorable; antagonistic in purpose or effect; hostile; actively opposing one's interests or wishes; contrary to one's welfare; acting against; working in an opposing direction. |
| resistingnoun | resistance |
| divergingnoun | divergence |
| divergent | Growing further apart; diverging. |
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