opposing

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.

opposing - characterized by active hostility; "opponent (or opposing) armies" opponent hostile - characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions"

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opposing

adjective

1. conflicting, different, opposed, contrasting, opposite, differing, contrary, contradictory, incompatible, irreconcilable I have a friend who holds the opposing view.

2. rival, warring, conflicting, clashing, competing, enemy, opposite, hostile, combatant, antagonistic, antipathetic The leader said he still favoured a dialogue between the opposing sides.

Translations

opposing [əˈpəʊzɪŋ] ADJ [views, ideas] → opuesto, contrario; [team] → contrario; [army] → enemigo
we've always had opposing views on politics → nuestras ideas políticas siempre han sido opuestas or contrarias
they found themselves on opposing sides in the war → en la guerra se encontraron luchando en bandos contrarios

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opposing [əˈpəʊzɪŋ] adj

[side, team] → opposé(e)
to be on opposing sides (fig) (= not in agreement) → ne pas être du même côté de la barrière
Parents and children are on opposing sides of most arguments

[tendency, point of view] → opposé(e)

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opposing

adj team → gegnerisch; army → feindlich; characters → entgegengesetzt, gegensätzlich; views → gegensätzlich; minority → opponierend; to be on opposing sides → auf entgegengesetzten Seiten stehen

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opposing [əˈpəʊzɪŋ] adj (tendencies, points of view) → opposto/a; (team) → avversario/a

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