opposed

op·pose  (-pz)

v. op·posed, op·pos·ing, op·pos·es

v.tr.

1. To be in contention or conflict with: oppose the enemy force.

2. To be resistant to: opposes new ideas.

3. To place opposite in contrast or counterbalance.

4. To place so as to be opposite something else.

v.intr.

To act or be in opposition.

Idiom:

as opposed to

In contrast to: "a Baroque violin that ... uses gut strings as opposed to metal-wound ones" (William Zagorski).

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[Middle English opposen, to question, interrogate, from Old French opposer, alteration (influenced by poser, to place) of Latin oppnere, to oppose (ob-, against; see ob- + pnere, to put; see apo- in Indo-European roots).]

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op·poser n.

Synonyms: oppose, fight, combat, resist, withstand, contest
These verbs mean to set someone or something in opposition to another: Oppose has the widest application: opposed the building of a nuclear power plant. "The idea is inconsistent with our constitutional theory and has been stubbornly opposed ... since the early days of the Republic" (E.B. White).
Fight and combat suggest vigor and aggressiveness: "All my life I have fought against prejudice and intolerance" (Harry S. Truman). "We are not afraid ... to tolerate any error so long as reason is left free to combat it" (Thomas Jefferson).
To resist is to strive to fend off or offset the actions, effects, or force of: "Pardon was freely extended to all who had resisted the invasion" (John R. Green).
Withstand often implies successful resistance: "Neither the southern provinces, nor Sicily, could have withstood his power" (Henry Hallam).
To contest is to call something into question and take an active stand against it: contested her neighbor's claims to her property in court.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

opposed - being in opposition or having an opponent; "two bitterly opposed schools of thought" unopposed - not having opposition or an opponent; "unopposed military forces"; "the candidate was unopposed"

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opposed

adjective

1. against, anti (informal), hostile, adverse, contra (informal), in opposition, averse, antagonistic, inimical, (dead) set against I am utterly opposed to any form of terrorism.

2. contrary, opposite, conflicting, opposing, clashing, counter, adverse, contradictory, in opposition, incompatible, antithetical, antipathetic, dissentient people with views almost diametrically opposed to his own

as opposed to in contrast with, rather than, as against, as contrasted with We ate in the restaurant, as opposed to our rooms.

Translations

opposed [əˈpəʊzd] ADJ

1. (= in disagreement) to be opposed to sth → oponerse a algo, estar en contra de algo
he is strongly opposed to the use of force → se opone enérgicamente al uso de la fuerza, está totalmente en contra del uso de la fuerza
they have diametrically opposed views on abortion → tienen opiniones diametralmente opuestas sobre el aborto

2. as opposed to (= rather than) → en vez de; (= compared to) → a diferencia de
why did you become a Republican, as opposed to a Democrat? → ¿por qué te hiciste republicano, en vez de demócrata?
savings as opposed to investments → los ahorros a diferencia de las inversiones

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opposed [əˈpəʊzd] adj

to be opposed to sth (= against) → être opposé(e) à qch
I've always been opposed to violence → J'ai toujours été opposé à la violence.

[ideas, systems] (= opposite) → opposé(e)
a conflict of directly opposed aims → un conflit lié à des objectifs antinomiques

as opposed to (= rather than) → plutôt que (= as distinguished from) → par opposition à

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opposed

adj

pred (= hostile) → dagegen; to be opposed to somebody/something → gegen jdn/etw sein; I am opposed to your going away → ich bin dagegen, dass Sie gehen

(= opposite, contrasted) → entgegengesetzt, gegensätzlich; aims, views, attitudes → gegensätzlich; opposed to all reason → entgegen aller Vernunft

as opposed to → im Gegensatz zu

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opposed [əˈpəʊzd] adj (conflicting, ideas) → contrastante, opposto/a
to be opposed to → essere contrario/a a
as opposed to (in contrast to) → in confronto a, rispetto a (instead of) → invece che or di
how important is financial success, as opposed to job satisfaction? → quanto è importante il successo in termini economici rispetto alla soddisfazione che dà il lavoro?

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opposed → مقابل být proti modstillet abgeneigt αντίθετος opuesto vastaan opposé protivan contrario 反対した 반대한 tegenovergesteld motsatt przeciwny oposto выступающий против motsatt ถูกต่อต้าน karşı chống đối 反对的