adj
Meaning 1
Acting in opposition; opposing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hostile, averse
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
opposed
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Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /əˈpoʊzd/
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Received-Pronunciation: /əˈpəʊzd/
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CMU ARPABET: AH0 P OW1 Z D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Being, of having an opponent; not unopposed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Opposite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
simple past and past participle of oppose
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 5
being in opposition or having an opponent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- two bitterly opposed schools of thought
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unopposed
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: vastustava — acting in opposition; opposing
- German: gegensätzlich — acting in opposition; opposing
- Gothic: 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌸𐍃 (andaneiþs) — acting in opposition; opposing
- Irish: in aghaidh — acting in opposition; opposing
- Irish: i gcoinne — acting in opposition; opposing
- Japanese: 対置された (taichi sareta) — acting in opposition; opposing
- Japanese: 逆の (gyaku no) — acting in opposition; opposing
- Polish: przeciwny — acting in opposition; opposing
- Romanian: opozant — acting in opposition; opposing
- Romanian: contrar — acting in opposition; opposing
- Russian: противостоя́щий (protivostojáščij) — acting in opposition; opposing
- Russian: противобо́рствующий (protivobórstvujuščij) — acting in opposition; opposing
- Spanish: opuesto — acting in opposition; opposing
- Finnish: vastustettu — being, of having an opponent; not unopposed
- Russian: встреча́ющий сопротивле́ние (vstrečájuščij soprotivlénije) — being, of having an opponent; not unopposed
- Spanish: opuesto — being, of having an opponent; not unopposed
- Spanish: opuesto — opposite
Real reading context