as in resisting
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
1
as in resisted
to refuse to give in to
I will continue to oppose any attempts to infringe upon our civil liberties
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in fought
to strive to reduce or eliminate
we must oppose ignorance and prejudice wherever and whenever they arise
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of opposed
Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 2 Nov. 2025
The two cities in Italy, separated by more than 250 miles, are seemingly diametrically opposed.
—Laura Saravia, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
And most people in town are opposed to this facility locating here.
—Daniel Wilkerson, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for opposed
Adjective
More Americans oppose using federal troops to combat domestic crime than support the move — but the divide is largely along political lines, as Republicans overwhelmingly support the use of troops while Democrats are opposed.
—Verb
The Freedom Caucus had opposed Kevin McCarthy, preferring a more reliable conservative.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for opposed
Verb
-
Other districts have considered offering virtual options This fall, Chicago school board members called for a remote option during a federal intervention there, but Chicago Public Schools has resisted offering it.—
-
Tompkins, who for years resisted calls to step down, faced no shortage of accusations during his time in public office.—
Verb
-
Firefighters fought the fire both inside and outside the house, and additional firefighters went inside to search for people.—
-
And neither do the AI-skeptics who fought the hardest for it.—
Adjective
-
Supernatural beliefs, conspiracy theories and pseudoscience have struck researchers as totally impervious to contrary evidence.—
-
In India, over 2,000 years ago, Lyra was seen as a heavenly vulture, as contrary as that sounds.—
Verb
-
Pureval countered that the city leadership combatted crime through numerous measures, including implementing a stricter curfew and recruiting more officers.—
-
The amendment also restores $100,000 for the Right to Counsel program, which has combatted homelessness by providing legal assistance to more than 10,000 families facing eviction.—
Adjective
-
Public systems can be somewhat risk adverse.—
-
Nekrasov said adverse weather conditions also left parts of several other regions without power, including Chernihiv, Kyiv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Zakarpattia.—
Verb
-
As we were carted to our bungalow late on a Friday night, my husband joked that the main gate’s grand entrance had a Jurassic Park feel, to which our bellhop countered that it had also been compared to a White Lotus resort.—
-
But Marion countered with a three-pointer by Morgan, and layups by Carmen Cisero, Morgan and A'layah Smith, the latter giving the Lady Pats a 16-6 lead after the first quarter.—
Adjective
-
There are conflicting accounts about her presence.—
-
But eyewitnesses and circulating video paint a conflicting picture, intensifying national scrutiny of ICE's tactics and raising comparisons to the 2020 killing of George Floyd, which occurred less than a mile from where Good was shot.—
Adjective
-
Venus fuses with combative Mars in your 3rd House of Communication, mixing tenderness with intensity and pushing for words that match actions.—
-
During her speech, Paulson shared a bunch of text messages Keaton had sent her over the years, all of which were at once warm and acerbic, kind and a playfully combative.—
Cite this Entry
“Opposed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opposed. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share