1. opposition - noun
· 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"
Synonym(s): resistance
Hypernym(s): action
2. opposition - noun
· the relation between opposed entities
Synonym(s): oppositeness
Hypernym(s): relation
3. opposition - noun
· the act of hostile groups opposing each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"
Synonym(s): confrontation
Hypernym(s): resistance
4. opposition - noun
· a contestant that you are matched against
Synonym(s): opponent, opposite
Hypernym(s): contestant
5. opposition - noun
· a body of people united in opposing something
Hypernym(s): body
6. opposition - noun
· a direction opposite to another
Hypernym(s): direction
7. opposition - noun
· an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"
Synonym(s): enemy, foe, foeman
Hypernym(s): adversary, antagonist, opponent, opposer, resister
8. opposition - noun
· the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected; "Her Majesty's loyal opposition"
Synonym(s): Opposition
Hypernym(s): party, political_party
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