Opposition (n.) The act of opposing |
Opposition (n.) The state of being placed over against |
Opposition (n.) Repugnance |
Opposition (n.) That which opposes |
Opposition (n.) The situation of a heavenly body with respect to another when in the part of the heavens directly opposite to it |
Opposition (n.) The relation between two propositions when, having the same subject and predicate, they differ in quantity, or in quality, or in both |
resistance opposition the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with, "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens", "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead" |
confrontation / opposition the act of hostile groups opposing each other, "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions", "the invaders encountered stiff opposition" |
opposition a body of people united in opposing something |
Opposition the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected, "Her Majesty's loyal opposition" |
enemy / foe foeman / opposition an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force), "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies" |
opposition opponent opposite a contestant that you are matched against |
opposition a direction opposite to another |
orthogonality / perpendicularity / orthogonal opposition the relation of opposition between things at right angles |
antipodal / antipodal opposition / diametrical opposition the relation of opposition along a diameter |
opposition oppositeness the relation between opposed entities |