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Opposing

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hostilenounNot friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure.
opponentnounOne 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.
opposedActing in opposition; opposing.
antinounOpposed to something.
counteractiveThat counteracts

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WordDefinition
counteractiveThat counteracts
opponentnounOne 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.
hostilenounNot friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure.
antinounOpposed to something.
contraryverbThe opposite.
oppositionnounThe action of opposing or of being in conflict.
oppositionalOf, pertaining to, or exhibiting opposition.
contradictorynounThat contradicts something, such as an argument.
oppositenounLocated directly across from something else, or from each other.
antagonisticContending or acting against.
contrastingnounSet in opposition; markedly different.
conflictingBeing in opposition; contrary; contradictory.
antagonistnoun(authorship) The main character or force opposing the protagonist in a literary work or drama.
dissentingnounShowing a strongly different opinion, belief, or viewpoint.
dissentverb(intransitive) To disagree; to withhold assent. Construed with from (or, formerly, to).
dissidentnounA person who formally opposes the current political structure, the political group in power, the policies of the political group in power, or current laws.
adverseUnfavorable; 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.
resistingnounresistance
divergingnoundivergence
divergentGrowing further apart; diverging.

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