1
as in resistance
the inclination to resist
most of the opposition to the proposed smoking ban is coming from bar owners worried about its impact on their businesses
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as in oppositeness
the quality or state of being as different as possible
her actions stand in direct opposition to her words
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Recent Examples of opposition
Community opposition to temporary waste storage, which risks becoming permanent without a federal waste repository, further undermined the project.
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Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
At the heart of the splintering from the mainstream church was Lefebvre and his followers’ opposition to church reforms introduced in the 1960s by the Second Vatican Council.
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Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
All Senate Democrats have expressed opposition to the SAVE America Act.
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Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Brazil and Morocco remain in contention after victories over strong opposition, leading to a reshuffling of the leading pack and contenders.
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Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
30 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for opposition
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
At the heart of the splintering from the mainstream church was Lefebvre and his followers’ opposition to church reforms introduced in the 1960s by the Second Vatican Council.
—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
All Senate Democrats have expressed opposition to the SAVE America Act.
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Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Brazil and Morocco remain in contention after victories over strong opposition, leading to a reshuffling of the leading pack and contenders.
—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
30 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for opposition
Recent Examples of Synonyms for opposition
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Superconductors can carry electricity with zero resistance, but only at extremely low temperatures.
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What looked like resistance was often a different institutional instinct at work.
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Next, there’s Fernet Branca, similar in intensity to Green Chartreuse but with an opposite polarity.
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One key to Bad Mary’s persistence in the American mind can be found in the temperamental polarity that first drew Mary Todd and Abraham Lincoln to each other.
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For individuals 18 and older, courts generally must approve a qualifying name change within six weeks without holding a hearing or allowing formal objections.
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Much of the objection to using the term comes from Israel's ongoing attacks in Lebanon and Gaza despite ceasefires.
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This contrast helps explain the divergence between each man’s politics.
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The divergence shows investors are rewarding those making the key parts of the AI buildout, especially chips, and penalizing those paying for it.
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“Opposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opposition. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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