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opposed en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /əˈpoʊzd/ (General-American)
  • /əˈpəʊzd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio

Meanings

  1. Acting in opposition; opposing.
  2. Being, of having an opponent; not unopposed.
  3. Opposite.
    • The diagonally opposed driving positions in the cab are identical. 1962 December, “The B.R. standard diesel-electric Type 1 locomotive”, in Modern Railways, page 381:

Deriveds

opposed cylinder · as opposed to · nonopposed · opposedness · opposed piston opposed cylinder · opposedly

Synonyms

hostile · averse

Translations (17)

ga in aghaidh (acting in opposition; opposing) · ru встреча́ющий сопротивле́ние (being, of having an opponent; not unopposed) · fi vastustettu (being, of having an opponent; not unopposed) · es opuesto (opposite) · es opuesto (acting in opposition; opposing) · ja 逆の (acting in opposition; opposing) · pl przeciwny (acting in opposition; opposing) · fi vastustava (acting in opposition; opposing) · ro contrar (acting in opposition; opposing) · ru противостоя́щий (acting in opposition; opposing) · ru противобо́рствующий (acting in opposition; opposing) · de gegensätzlich (acting in opposition; opposing) · es opuesto (being, of having an opponent; not unopposed) · ga i gcoinne (acting in opposition; opposing) · got 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌸𐍃 (acting in opposition; opposing) · ja 対置された (acting in opposition; opposing) · ro opozant (acting in opposition; opposing)

opposed en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /əˈpoʊzd/ (General-American)
  • /əˈpəʊzd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of oppose
    form of oppose