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opposed   (TTS Sound)

The verb oppose has 6 senses

• oppose -- (be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion")


• fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend -- (fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!")


• oppose, counterbalance -- (contrast with equal weight or force)


• pit, oppose, match, play off -- (set into opposition or rivalry; "let them match their best athletes against ours"; "pit a chess player against the Russian champion"; "He plays his two children off against each other")


• react, oppose -- (act against or in opposition to; "She reacts negatively to everything I say")


• oppose, controvert, contradict -- (be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion")

The adj opposed has 1 sense

• opposed -- (being in opposition or having an opponent; "two bitterly opposed schools of thought")