Definitions for opposed
op·posed

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.8 / 4 votes

1. opposedadjective

   being in opposition or having an opponent

   "two bitterly opposed schools of thought"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. opposedadjective

   Acting in opposition; opposing.

2. opposedadjective

   Being, of having an opponent; not unopposed.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. opposed

   Opposed refers to expressing or showing disagreement or resistance towards something or someone. It can also mean being in competition or conflict with, or being situated in a position facing something else.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

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

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce opposed?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say opposed in sign language?

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. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders:

   I have opposed authoritarianism all over the world.

2. Mo Brooks:

   So that's going to be the contest. Do the people of the state of Alabama want a principled conservative and are they going to be able to figure out who that principled conservative is as opposed to who the pretender is?

3. Julian Fellowes:

   Let's see what happens, i like the idea of seeing it as something that is continuing, as opposed to finishing with Manderley burning down and that story's over.

4. Nick Marro:

   The most notorious allegations have been levied against Chinese investment in Africa, which often sees large, state-owned companies set up shop, bring in workers from China -- as opposed to hiring locally -- and then re-export mined raw materials back home.

5. Erik Nelson:

   It is more about greenback weakness as opposed to loonie strength.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=opposed
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Opposed
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=opposed