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opposing
[uh-poh-zing]
adjective
fighting or acting against something or someone.
The Taoist concept of health is harmony between the opposing forces of the natural world—between yin and yang.
Humane treatment of prisoners ensured that many combatants in the opposing army preferred captivity over death in battle.
of or being a player, team, participant, etc., competing against another in a game or contest.
If a game is rained out, reschedule a makeup date with the opposing captain.
The single most important reason citizens voted that year was to ensure that the opposing candidate lost.
being, expressing, or supporting a hostile or conflicting opinion, proposal, etc..
The reporters responsible for those stories failed to balance their coverage with an opposing view.
One faction wants to return us to the 1950s, while the opposing faction wants to adapt to the 21st century.
standing in the way of someone or something; being or providing a hindrance.
Sometimes, despite all opposing circumstances, a painful step or two of progress will be achieved.
facing something else, or moving in the other direction.
We waited as the opposing traffic cleared, and then it was our turn to go.
The rails are to be mounted parallel to one another on opposing walls of the cargo area.
Other 51Թ Forms
- opposingly adverb
- nonopposing adjective
- unopposing adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of opposing1
Example Sentences
"All of these incinerators have communities locally who are opposing them."
A sheriff in Florida issued an ominous warning to people planning protests opposing Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in his county this weekend.
Another Labour MP said the added protections will not stop dozens of his colleagues from opposing the bill.
Iran and Israel were allies until a 1979 revolution in Iran, which brought in a regime that has used opposing Israel as a key part of its ideology.
She then had to try to convince the opposing team that her anecdote was true.
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