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    opposed

    adjective
    adjective
    BrE BrE//əˈpəʊzd//
    ; NAmE NAmE//əˈpoʊzd//
    [not usually before noun] opposed (to something)
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  1. 1 (of a person) disagreeing strongly with something and trying to stop it She remained bitterly opposed to the idea of moving abroad. They are totally opposed to abortion. Oxford Collocations Dictionary verbsbe, remain adverbadamantly, bitterly, deeply, … See full entry
  2. 2 (of ideas, opinions, etc.) very different from something Our views are diametrically opposed on this issue. Oxford Collocations Dictionary verbsbe, seem, stand, … adverbcompletely, diametrically, directly, … prepositionto See full entry
    3. Extra examples His actions seemed directly opposed to the values of the company. The path he saw himself taking in his research seemed directly opposed to the ethos of the department. The two sets of values seemed mutually opposed. the party most openly opposed to military ruleIdioms
    as opposed to
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    (formal) used to make a contrast between two things 200 attended, as opposed to 300 the previous year. This exercise develops suppleness as opposed to (= rather than) strength.
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