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noun
The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An opposite or contrasting position.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: oppositeness
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noun
The apparent relative position of two celestial bodies when one is at an angle of 180 degrees from the other as seen from the Earth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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noun
A political party or movement opposed to the party or government in power.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, politics
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noun
In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to prevent the registration of a trademark or patent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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noun
A position in which the player on the move must yield with his king allowing his opponent to advance with his own king.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: board-games, chess, games
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noun
The difference of quantity or quality between two propositions having the same subject and predicate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences
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noun
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: resistance
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Broader terms: action
Narrower terms: lockout, reaction, anti-takeover defense
noun
the act of hostile groups opposing each other
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: confrontation
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Broader terms: resistance
Narrower terms: strikebreaking
noun
a body of people united in opposing something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: body
Narrower terms: Iraqi National Congress, INC
noun
the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: party, political party
noun
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: enemy, foe, foeman
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Broader terms: adversary, antagonist, opponent, opposer, resister
Narrower terms: besieger
noun
a contestant that you are matched against
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: opponent, opposite
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Broader terms: contestant
noun
a direction opposite to another
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: direction
Narrower terms: orthogonality, perpendicularity, orthogonal opposition, antipodal, antipodal opposition, diametrical opposition, enantiomorphism, mirror-image relation
noun
the relation between opposed entities
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: oppositeness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: relation
Narrower terms: antipode, antithesis, conflict, contrast, direct contrast, flip side, mutual opposition, polarity, gradable opposition, sign, ungradable opposition, contradictoriness, contradiction, contrary, contrariety, tertium quid, reverse, opposite, inverse, antagonism
History
From Middle English opposicioun, from Old French oposicion (whence French opposition), from Late Latin oppositiō, translating Ancient Greek ἀντίθεσις (antíthesis), from the past participle stem of classical Latin oppōnō (“to set against”). Equivalent to oppose + -ition.
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