1
as in resistance
the inclination to resist
most of the opposition to the proposed smoking ban is coming from bar owners worried about its impact on their businesses
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2
as in oppositeness
the quality or state of being as different as possible
her actions stand in direct opposition to her words
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Recent Examples of opposition
Would a foreign government go to the trouble of financing opposition to a relatively minor change of ordinance in a county in the middle of the U.S.?
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Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 12 July 2025
The California Board of Parole Hearings decided to deny Bianchi’s parole after hearing testimony from several victims and opposition from prosecutors.
—Richard Winton
follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
Polling has shown the bill facing enormous public opposition, particularly to its cornerstone feature of cutting federal health care programs for average families by more than $1 trillion to fund tax cuts for the wealthy.
—Ronald Brownstein, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025
As for the loyal opposition, Democrats are in bad odor with voters and even many of their own partisans after Joe Biden’s handlers gaslighted the public on the frailty and declining faculties of the octogenarian president.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
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Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 12 July 2025
The California Board of Parole Hearings decided to deny Bianchi’s parole after hearing testimony from several victims and opposition from prosecutors.
—Richard Winton
follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
Polling has shown the bill facing enormous public opposition, particularly to its cornerstone feature of cutting federal health care programs for average families by more than $1 trillion to fund tax cuts for the wealthy.
—Ronald Brownstein, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025
As for the loyal opposition, Democrats are in bad odor with voters and even many of their own partisans after Joe Biden’s handlers gaslighted the public on the frailty and declining faculties of the octogenarian president.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opposition
Noun
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Entrenched legacy vendors have dug their claws in, and this has led to a general resistance to change.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
19 July 2025
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Much of the resistance surely stems from Johnson’s push at the outset of this debate to legalize development of ADUs by right throughout the city.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
18 July 2025
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His objection automatically ended debate, per Council rules, and led Council President Ruthzee Louijeune, who spoke favorably of the resolution, to send it to the Committee on Civil Rights, Immigrant Advancement and Racial Equity.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
10 July 2025
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About 4,000 Army National Guard troops have been training at the Los Alamitos base since June 8, when they were federalized — over the objection of Gov. Gavin Newsom — on orders from President Donald Trump.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Like an actual magnet, Earth has polarity, meaning the strength of the magnetic field is concentrated at the poles, which is why the aurora is normally most visible at the poles of the earth.—
Molly Gregory,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 June 2025
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In fact, the Solar Orbiter’s high-latitude observations have already shown that the magnetic field at the Sun’s south pole is currently showing north and south polarity at the same time — a messy combination that occurs as the magnetic field flips, at the time of the Sun’s solar maximum.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
12 June 2025
Noun
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But the success of carbon capture in the budget bill further highlights the divergence between the U.S. and the rest of the world.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
11 July 2025
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This growing divergence is what makes the pound an attractive investment funded by borrowing in the lower-yielding franc.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
1 July 2025
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“Opposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opposition. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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