opposed

Definition

  • adjective: not agreeing with or approving of something or someone
  • adjective: set or placed in 'opposition'
  • usually + 'to'
  • synonyms: antagonistic, antipathetic, antipathetical

Examples

  • The car gets 30 miles per gallon, 'as opposed to' [='unlike'] last year's model, which got only 25.

  • Many voters approve of the plan, but some are 'opposed'. [=some are against it]

  • They use fresh fish, 'as opposed to' [='instead of'] fish that has been frozen.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Then Roman World had a rise in breakdown rate... ...which doubled in a week. ln addition, we saw a disproportionate rise... ...in central as opposed to peripheral breakdowns. Now, we identified some problems with humidity control... ...and regained homeostasis. Despite our corrections, (..)
    1973 Westworld