Phrase guide

as opposed to

prep · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prep

Meaning 1

In contrast to, rather than, instead of; particularly used in defining a concept by providing an example that does not fall inside the concept.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: as against

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: فِي مُقَابِل (fī muqābil) — in contrast to
  • Arabic: عَلَى نَقْيِض (ʕalā naqyiḍ) — in contrast to
  • Arabic: بَدَلًا مِن (badalan min) — in contrast to
  • Arabic: على نقيض (ʕalaa naqyiḍ) — in contrast to
  • Arabic: في مقابل (fi muqabel) — in contrast to
  • Chinese Mandarin: 與...不同 /与...不同 (yǔ ... bùtóng) — in contrast to
  • Dutch: in tegenstelling tot — in contrast to
  • Finnish: toisin kuin — in contrast to
  • French: par opposition à — in contrast to
  • Georgian: განსხვავებით (gansxvavebit) — in contrast to
  • German: im Gegensatz zu — in contrast to
  • German: im Unterschied zu — in contrast to
  • Greek: κατ’ αντιδιαστολή προς (kat’ antidiastolí pros) — in contrast to
  • Greek: σε αντιδιαστολή προς (se antidiastolí pros) — in contrast to
  • Greek: σε αντίθεση με (se antíthesi me) — in contrast to
  • Hungarian: szembeállítva — in contrast to
  • Icelandic: öfugt við — in contrast to
  • Icelandic: í ósamræmi við — in contrast to
  • Irish: seachas — in contrast to
  • Irish: murab ionann is — in contrast to
  • Italian: invece di — in contrast to
  • Japanese: に対して (ni taishite) — in contrast to
  • Korean: 에 비교하여 (e bigyohayeo) — in contrast to
  • Korean: 에 대하여 (e daehayeo) — in contrast to
  • Korean: 보다는 (bodaneun) — in contrast to
  • Lithuanian: priešingai nei — in contrast to
  • Norwegian Bokmål: i motsetning til — in contrast to
  • Norwegian Bokmål: til forskjell fra — in contrast to
  • Polish: w przeciwieństwie do — in contrast to
  • Portuguese: em vez de — in contrast to
  • Romanian: în contrast cu — in contrast to
  • Romanian: spre deosebire de — in contrast to
  • Spanish: en contraposición a — in contrast to
  • Spanish: a diferencia de — in contrast to
  • Spanish: en oposición a — in contrast to
  • Swedish: till skillnad från — in contrast to