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- Dictionaryopposing/əˈpəʊzɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. in conflict or competition with someone or something: "the opposing team" Similar Opposite
- 2. facing; opposite: "on the opposing page there were two addresses" Similar
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competing or fighting against each other: Opposing factions on the committee are refusing to compromise. The article tries to show opposing viewpoints on the issue. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Opposing & against. active resistance. ad hominem. against someone's beliefs. alienated. converse. countervailing. detractor. discordant.
1. : to place over against something so as to provide resistance, counterbalance, or contrast. one military force opposed to another. concreteness as opposed to abstraction L. E. Lynch. 2. : to place opposite or against something. oppose the enemy. oppose a congressional bill. 3. : to offer resistance to. opposer noun. Synonyms. buck. defy. fight.
2 meanings: 1. Opposing ideas or tendencies are totally different from each other. 2. Opposing groups of people disagree about.... Click for more definitions.
to disagree with something or someone, and speak or take action against them: Most local residents opposed the building of the shopping mall. The proposed tax rise has been vigorously opposed by business leaders.
Opposing definition: fighting or acting against something or someone. See examples of OPPOSING used in a sentence.
to set as an opponentor adversary. to be hostile or adverse to, as in opinion: to oppose a resolution in a debate. to set as an obstacle or hindrance. to set against in some relation, especially as to demonstrate a comparison or contrast: to oppose advantages to disadvantages.
To oppose something is to go against it or fight hard to stop it. A senator might oppose a bill, or a teen might oppose authority. Words starting with opp-, like opposite, opponent, and oppose, usually hint that there's a disagreement somewhere.
