in opposition to
idiom
1
: in a way that is against someone or something
He spoke in opposition to the new law.
Her theories stand in opposition to traditional beliefs.
2
: in a way that shows how two things are different or disagree
two words that can be defined in opposition to each other
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Polling shows Democrats are more fired up in opposition to Trump’s presidency than Republicans are in support of it.
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Zac Anderson, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Republican House leadership can only lose a couple of votes if Democrats stand firm in opposition to the measure.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 17 Sep. 2025
Fedorov also believed that this goal of rectification — of achieving immortality — would unite social groups whose mutual fear of death had historically pitted them in opposition to each other.
—Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025
Allow your arms to swing forward and back in opposition to your legs, moving in sync with your steps (when the right leg is back, the right arm swings forward).
—Wendy Bumgardner, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2025
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Zac Anderson, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Republican House leadership can only lose a couple of votes if Democrats stand firm in opposition to the measure.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 17 Sep. 2025
Fedorov also believed that this goal of rectification — of achieving immortality — would unite social groups whose mutual fear of death had historically pitted them in opposition to each other.
—Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025
Allow your arms to swing forward and back in opposition to your legs, moving in sync with your steps (when the right leg is back, the right arm swings forward).
—Wendy Bumgardner, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in opposition to
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“In opposition to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20opposition%20to. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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