What is another word for opposition?
602 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ˌɒpəzˈɪʃən], [ ˌɒpəzˈɪʃən], [ ˌɒ_p_ə_z_ˈɪ_ʃ_ə_n]Table of Contents
Similar words for opposition:- act (noun)
- antipathy (noun)
- belligerence (noun)
- blame (noun)
- clash (noun)
- comparison (noun)
- competition (noun)
- competitor (noun)
- conflict (noun)
- contention (noun)
- contradiction (noun)
- contrast (noun)
- contravention (noun)
- counter-evidence (noun)
- counteraction (noun)
- counterpoint (noun)
- criticism (noun)
- defiance (noun)
- difference (noun)
- disagreement (noun)
- discordance (noun)
- discouragement (noun)
- disinclination (noun)
- dissent (noun)
- enemy (noun)
- enmity (noun)
- envy (noun)
- filibuster (noun)
- flak (noun)
- foeman (noun)
- friction (noun)
- hindrance (noun)
- hostility (noun)
- incompatibility (noun)
- indocility (noun)
- interference (noun)
- intractability (noun)
- jealousy (noun)
- militancy (noun)
- minority (noun)
- negation (noun)
- nonconformity (noun)
- objection (noun)
- obstruction, antagonism (noun)
- opponent (noun)
- opposite (noun)
- opposition (noun)
- person, people competing (noun)
- pugnacity (noun)
- rebuff (noun)
- recalcitrance (noun)
- recalcitrancy (noun)
- renitence (noun)
- reprobation (noun)
- resistance (noun)
- restraint (noun)
- tolerance (noun)
- truculence (noun)
- unlikeness (noun)
- unruliness (noun)
- unwillingness (noun)
- other synonyms
- censure
Synonyms for Opposition:
n.
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- balance,
- displeasure,
- pole,
- support,
- disfavor,
- irritation,
- discontentment,
- the reverse,
- tyranny,
- offense,
- aversion,
- enthusiasm,
- anger,
- detestation,
- discontent,
- disapproval,
- humiliation,
- abhorrence,
- mortification,
- misrule.
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- coalition,
- disputant,
- liberal,
- dissident,
- independent,
- bipartisan,
- apolitical,
- ministerial,
- front,
- the faithful,
- nationalist.
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- resist.
- inculpation,
- chidings,
- exprobation,
- recrimination,
- recriminations,
- impeachment,
- imputation,
- objurgations,
- impeachments,
- objurgation,
- reprehension,
- reprobation,
- reproach.
- dis harmonies,
- have a go each other,
- runin,
- set tos,
- dis-harmony,
- mis understanding,
- dis-harmonies,
- settos,
- set-tos,
- mis-understandings,
- dis cords,
- have go at each other,
- dis cord,
- dis harmony,
- dis-cords,
- dis-cord,
- have go each other,
- difference opinion,
- mis-understanding,
- mis understandings.
- exemplification,
- comparability,
- exemplifications,
- bringing together,
- Paralleling,
- balancings,
- likening.
- rivalry,
- horse race,
- athletic event,
- go for it,
- matchups,
- go for the gold,
- concours,
- tug-of-war,
- quiz,
- strife,
- pairing off,
- do or die,
- matchup,
- dog eat dog,
- athletic events,
- one on one.
- gainsayings,
- in congruities,
- in-congruities,
- in congruity,
- in consistency,
- confutations,
- buckings,
- in-congruity,
- in consistencies,
- in-consistency,
- in-consistencies.
- flak.
- rebelliousness,
- Insurgence,
- Factiousness,
- impudence,
- Impugnment,
- throwing of the gauntlet,
- enjoinder,
- spite,
- recalcitrance.
- dis relishes,
- dis-satisfactions,
- dis relish,
- dis likings,
- dis inclination,
- dis pleasure,
- dis-liking,
- lack enthusiasm,
- in-dispositions,
- in disposition,
- dis-likings,
- dis-inclination,
- in-disposition,
- dis-relishes,
- hesitances,
- dis-inclinations,
- dis inclinations,
- dis-pleasure,
- dis satisfactions,
- lack desire,
- dis-pleasures,
- dis-relish,
- loathnesses,
- dis-satisfaction,
- dis liking,
- dis satisfaction,
- dislikings,
- dis pleasures,
- in dispositions.
- sour notes,
- mis-beliefs,
- far cries,
- non agreement,
- non-concurrences,
- un-orthodoxy,
- non-agreement,
- non concurrence,
- non-agreements,
- bone contention,
- non-conformism,
- non concurrences,
- mis belief,
- Non-concurrence,
- hetero-doxies,
- nonagreements,
- mis-belief,
- non conformisms,
- dis sent,
- nonconformisms,
- non conformism,
- nonconcurrences,
- dis-sent,
- bone pick,
- poles aparts,
- un-orthodoxies,
- misbeliefs,
- dis sents,
- hetero-doxy,
- un orthodoxies,
- hetero doxies,
- non-conformisms,
- mis beliefs,
- un orthodoxy,
- hetero doxy,
- dis-sents,
- NOPES,
- non agreements.
- attacker,
- shrew,
- Archenemy,
- sanguinary,
- assailant,
- savage,
- combatant,
- unfriendly,
- invader,
- foe,
- Sectary,
- rival,
- sectarian,
- adversary,
- antagonist.
- combativeness,
- inharmoniousness,
- contention,
- loathing,
- resentment,
- spitefulness,
- Adverseness,
- wrath,
- bad blood,
- Averseness,
- malevolence,
- bitterness,
- discordance,
- polarity,
- coldness,
- enmity,
- hard feelings,
- rancor,
- contrariety,
- surliness,
- alienation,
- quarrelsomeness,
- coolness,
- animosity,
- malice,
- tension.
- delay,
- damper,
- dam,
- tangle,
- crimp,
- mire,
- frustration,
- interruption,
- constraint,
- constipation,
- barrier,
- bottleneck,
- impasse,
- choke,
- blockade,
- bafflement,
- restriction,
- stay,
- clog,
- snag,
- stoppage,
- blockage,
- drag,
- bung,
- encumbrance,
- entrapment,
- catch,
- entanglement,
- deterrent,
- complication,
- hurdle,
- disadvantage,
- stop,
- jam,
- restraint,
- snarl,
- obstacle,
- handicap,
- burden,
- block,
- plug,
- congestion,
- brake,
- drawback.
- dis-affection,
- dis-affections,
- un-friendlinesses,
- inimicalities,
- un friendlinesses,
- dis affections,
- dis affection,
- warpaths,
- un friendliness,
- unfriendlinesses,
- un-friendliness.
- in-docility,
- un-controllableness,
- in-docilities,
- dis-orderlinesses,
- dis orderliness,
- in docilities,
- un governableness,
- un-governableness,
- wildnesses,
- un-manageabilities,
- un governablenesses,
- un controllableness,
- un-towardnesses,
- un-controllabilities,
- un-governablenesses,
- un controllablenesses,
- dis orderlinesses,
- un manageabilities,
- un controllability,
- un towardness,
- un manageability,
- un towardnesses,
- un-towardness,
- un-controllability,
- dis-orderliness,
- un controllabilities,
- un-controllablenesses,
- in docility,
- un-manageability.
- barrings,
- inter positions,
- pryings,
- tacklings,
- inter position,
- inter-positions,
- inter meddling,
- trespassings,
- tamperings,
- meddlesomenesses,
- barging ins,
- inter-meddling,
- backseat drivings,
- blockings,
- hamperings,
- cloggings,
- inter-position,
- backseat driving,
- interpositions,
- intermeddlings.
- envy.
- FEWS,
- outvoted,
- splinter group,
- outnumbered,
- the outvoted,
- less than half,
- the few,
- the outnumbered.
- dis-obediences,
- non consent,
- un-conventionalities,
- bohemianisms,
- dis-obedience,
- non-acceptances,
- non conformity,
- recusances,
- dis obediences,
- non acceptances,
- unconventionalities,
- non consents,
- nonacceptances,
- non-compliances,
- non-consents,
- mutinousnesses,
- un conventionalities,
- recusancies,
- iconoclasms,
- non compliances,
- transgressivenesses,
- non conformities,
- nonconsents,
- non-conformities,
- dis obedience,
- un conventionality,
- contumaciousnesses,
- un-conventionality,
- non compliance,
- non acceptance.
- counter arguments,
- counter argument,
- shrinkings,
- demurrals,
- counterarguments,
- demurrings,
- counter-arguments.
- confronting,
- duel,
- combat,
- civil disobedience,
- opposure,
- repugnance,
- prevention,
- obstructiveness,
- counteraction,
- skirmish,
- negativism,
- counterattack,
- Oppugnancy,
- engagement,
- contest,
- war,
- fray,
- brush,
- grapple,
- warfare,
- Antinomy,
- repulsion,
- violation,
- action,
- con.
- dissentient,
- litigants,
- Counter-agent,
- opposer,
- ANTIS,
- anti,
- bidder,
- dissentients,
- counteragent,
- litigant,
- resister,
- bidders,
- Oppugnant.
- Antilogy,
- another adverse,
- other extreme,
- Antilogies,
- contras,
- other side of coin,
- antipoles,
- Contra,
- Antipole.
- challenge,
- friction,
- impediment,
- hindrance,
- fuel,
- protest,
- obstinacy,
- dispute,
- antagonism,
- demur,
- repression,
- obstruction,
- fight,
- suppression,
- inhibition,
- rebellion.
- go byes,
- de feat,
- kick the teeth,
- kick teeth,
- re-buffs,
- re buffs,
- de-feats,
- gobyes,
- go-byes,
- re buff,
- nothing doings,
- re pulses,
- de-feat,
- brushoffs,
- re-buff,
- re-pulses,
- de feats.
Other synonyms:
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- obverse,
- Oppositionist,
- Renitence,
- contradistinction,
- the converse,
- the contrary,
- Contraposition,
- Renitency,
- recommendation,
- contrast.
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- antithesis.
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- extreme.
Paraphrases for Opposition:
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
position.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Reverse Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
confrontation, reaction.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Other Related
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Proper noun, singular
opposing, objection, objections, opposer, dissent.
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Noun, singular or mass
resistance, rejection, disapproval, protest, opposing, disagreement, objection, contradiction, antagonism, opposite, contradistinction, reluctance, hostility, revulsion, opponent, repudiation, opposer, conflict, obstruction, aversion, dissatisfaction, dissent, contrary, adversary, antipathy, controversy, resentment, interception.
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Proper noun, singular
Antonyms for Opposition:
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n.
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obstruction, antagonism
affection, harmony, love, liking, kindness, sympathy, retreat, calm, accord, agreement, yielding, surrender, compatibility, teammates, peace, team.
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Other antonyms:
carelessness, resemblance, similarity, correlation, satisfaction, contentment, relationship, correspondence, humility, identicalness, obedience, likeness, similitude, parallelism, compliance, approval, indifference, acceptance, sameness, alikeness, acquiescence.
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obstruction, antagonism
Hypernym for Opposition:
n.
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group
Inc, Iraqi National Congress.
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group
Hyponym for Opposition:
n.
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act
action, resistance.
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group
political party, body, party.
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linkdef
direction.
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act