Definitions for opposed
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Princeton's WordNet(2.75 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. opposedadjective

   being in opposition or having an opponent

   "two bitterly opposed schools of thought"

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. opposedadjective

   Acting in opposition; opposing.

2. opposedadjective

   Being, of having an opponent; not unopposed.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'opposed' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4699

How to pronounce opposed?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of opposed in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of opposed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of opposed in a Sentence

1. Commissioner Don Garber:

   That really set the stage for how we want to celebrate this game in beautiful stadium environments and how we can transform the landscape of National Football League by owning our own homes, as opposed to being tenants in other homes, and now here we are having a second stadium built in a city( Los Angeles) that loves the game. It's really a good moment for Major League Soccer.

2. Sandy Douglas:

   How big will it be? I don't know, but we will be in the front seat learning as opposed to sitting around watching it and wishing we could be.

3. Steve Wozniak:

   I was the executive who always opposed that, i felt that you should distribute your divisions… and let the teams think more independently.

4. Colorado Attorney General:

   Because neighboring states have expressed concern about Colorado-grown marijuana coming into their states, we are not entirely surprised by this action, however, it appears the plaintiffs' primary grievance stems from non-enforcement of federal laws regarding marijuana, as opposed to choices made by the voters of Colorado.

5. President Barack Obama:

   The truth of the matter is, inside of Iran, the people most opposed to the deal are the Revolutionary Guard, the Quds Force, hardliners who are implacably opposed to any cooperation with the international community.

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