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  1. opponent, opposingadjective

    characterized by active hostility

    "opponent (or opposing) armies"

    Synonyms:
    opponent

    Antonyms:
    amicable

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  1. opposingadjective

    Synonyms:
    conflicting, counteracting, antagonistic, adverse, opposite, hostile, inimical

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  1. opposingadjective

    Synonyms:
    conflicting, antagonistic, contending, opposite, adverse

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How to use opposing in a sentence?

  1. Tom Slater:

    The Trump phenomenon has just brought to the surface the quite hysterical approach people have to opposing views, social media has played a role, because it lets politicos on both sides of the pond share ideas, and that has been somewhat of a catalyst.

  2. Bob Menendez:

    With its announcement today, the (International Atomic Energy Agency) confirmed they could not determine the possible military dimensions of Iran's nuclear program -- except to assess that, contrary to its claims, Iran was working at certain points to weaponize its nuclear program, with little known about Iran's true intent, we find ourselves today opening a floodgate of frozen assets to a regime that is bent on opposing our interests.

  3. Ian Austin:

    Most shamefully of all for a party which has got a proud record of fighting for equality and opposing racism, the Labour Party has been poisoned with anti-Jewish racism under his leadership.

  4. Alexis Tsipras:

    We found opposing us an axis of powers ... led by the governments of Spain and Portugal which for obvious political reasons attempted to lead the entire negotiations to the brink.

  5. Joe Montoya:

    There was a large presence because we had two groups with opposing views, and we know that can always get very tense, theres always potential for violence, we understand that. We had a large contingent there to try to watch the egress of one group, so that the other group wouldnt intermingle with them, so thats the reason for the large presence there.


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