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1. opposition
noun. ['ˌɑːpəˈzɪʃən'] the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- oposicion (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- oppositio (Latin)
Rhymes with Opposition
- predisposition
- misrecognition
- juxtaposition
- retransmission
- presupposition
- decomposition
- statistician
- reimposition
- redeposition
- redefinition
- precondition
- pediatrician
- obstetrician
- mathematician
- malnutrition
- geriatrician
- fondkommission
- extradition
- transmission
- superstition
- requisition
- recondition
- recognition
- proposition
- premonition
- preignition
- inquisition
- exposition
- expedition
- electrician
How do you pronounce opposition?
Pronounce opposition as ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən.
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Sentences with opposition
1. Noun, singular or mass
Keep your arms in opposition of your legs as they would be if you were running.
Quotes about opposition
1. Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.
- Orison Swett Marden
2. Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
- Albert Einstein
3. Opposition is true friendship.
- William Blake
2. opposition
noun. ['ˌɑːpəˈzɪʃən'] the relation between opposed entities.
Synonyms
Etymology
- oposicion (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- oppositio (Latin)
3. opposition
noun. ['ˌɑːpəˈzɪʃən'] the act of hostile groups opposing each other.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- oposicion (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- oppositio (Latin)
4. opposition
noun. ['ˌɑːpəˈzɪʃən'] a body of people united in opposing something.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- oposicion (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- oppositio (Latin)
5. opposition
noun. ['ˌɑːpəˈzɪʃən'] a contestant that you are matched against.
Synonyms
Etymology
- oposicion (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- oppositio (Latin)
6. opposition
noun. ['ˌɑːpəˈzɪʃən'] a direction opposite to another.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- oposicion (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- oppositio (Latin)
7. Opposition
noun. the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected.