opposed
Syllables: op·posedUK/əˈpəʊzd//əˈpoʊzd/
opposed adjective: acting in opposition; opposing. Also the simple past and past participle of oppose.
Adjective
opposed
- Acting in opposition; opposing.
- Being, of having an opponent; not unopposed.
- Opposite.
- The diagonally opposed driving positions in the cab are identical.1962 December, “The B.R. standard diesel-electric Type 1 locomotive”, in Modern Railways, page 381
Also used as
opposed is also the simple past and past participle of oppose.
opposed meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
opposed in Hindi
- विरोध किया
opposed in Tamil
- எதிர்த்தனர், எதிர்த்தார், எதிர்த்தது
opposed in Marathi
- विरोध केला
opposed in Bengali
- বিরোধিতা করেন
More languagesFewer languages
- opposed in Telugu
- వ్యతిరేకించారు, వ్యతిరేకించింది
- opposed in Malayalam
- എതിർത്തു, എതിർത്തത്, എതിർത്ത്
- opposed in Kannada
- ವಿರೋಧಿಸಿದರು, ವಿರೋಧಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ, ವಿರೋಧಿಸಿದೆ
- opposed in Punjabi
- ਵਿਰੋਧ ਕੀਤਾ
- opposed in Gujarati
- વિરોધ કર્યો
- opposed in Odia
- ବିରୋଧ କଲେ
Examples of opposed in a sentence
- The abbreviated lesson only took fifteen minutes as opposed to an hour and a half.
- Cromwell had Colonel Pride purge Parliament of royalists who opposed Charles I's execution.
- The vote is 4 in favor and 20 opposed; the nays have it.
Synonyms of opposed
Words formed from opposed
Phrases with opposed
Questions about opposed
- What does opposed mean?
- Opposed means acting in opposition; opposing.
- What is opposed in Hindi?
- Opposed in Hindi is विरोध किया. See Opposed meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is opposed?
- Opposed is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce opposed?
- Opposed is pronounced /əˈpoʊzd/ (US).
Words near opposed in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: opposed (page history and authors); opposed (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); opposed (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); opposed (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); opposed (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); opposed (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); opposed (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); opposed (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); opposed (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); opposed (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); opposed (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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