Synonyms for opposing
op·pos·ing

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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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1. List of paraphrases for "opposing":

   opposition, opposed, opposite, oppose, conflicting, opposer, opposes, contradictory, objection, adverse, against, hostile, contrary, objecting, warring, exhibitions, anti-, contrasting

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1. Defense Secretary Ash Carter:

   What apparently happened was that the Iraqi forces just showed no will to fight, they were not outnumbered. In fact, they vastly outnumbered the opposing force, and yet they failed to fight, they withdrew from the site, and that says to me, and I think to most of us, that we have an issue with the will of the Iraqis to fight ISIL and defend themselves.

2. Karol Markowicz:

   Disney is making a huge mistake, they're opposing parents who are their core consumers with their opposition to this Florida law.

3. Hollaine Hopkins:

   It will lead to increased red tape and bureaucracy, and could actually increase costs for the state’s taxpayers, our greatest concern is that patients will get caught in the middle and have reduced access to the medicines they need. It’s for these reasons that we are actively opposing this measure.

4. Zhang Shujun:

   Our attitude is very clear when it comes to historical nihilism, and that is to have a clear-cut stance on opposing it, to oppose any mistaken point of view or tendency on party history.

5. Kelly Tshibaka:

   Probably the most important votes a senator can cast are those for lifetime appointments for federal judges, and especially for the Supreme Court, lisa Murkowski has spent Lisa Murkowski career being a dependable vote for leftist judges and opposing the nominations of solid, constitutionalist judges like Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett.