opposed
[əˈpoʊzd]
Definition:
1. In opposition to (a policy or attitude etc.).
2. Being in opposition or having an opponent.
'opposed' example sentence:
- Mr Clarke has shown himself to be resolutely opposed to compromise.
- She was adamantly opposed to her husband taking this trip.
- He was opposed by the church and even by some scientists.
- Any such thing would be bitterly opposed by most of the world's democracies.
- She remained bitterly opposed to the idea of moving abroad.
- I opposed her marriage to Darryl.
- Wilbur says he's not a coward, but that he's philosophically opposed to war.
- He vociferously opposed the state of emergency imposed by the government.
- Dr. Muffett stressed that he was opposed to bullying in schools and that action would be taken to stamp it out.
- Its ruling party is opposed to taxes and regulation.
- Harry agreed with our plan, and Jim opposed it.
- The government had previously been opposed to the demobilization of its 100,000 strong army.
- He was staunchly opposed to a public confession.
- This was a straight conflict of directly opposed aims.
- I am passionately opposed to the death penalty.
- We are strongly opposed to the presence of America in this region.
- Republicans in the House were strongly opposed to lifting the ban.
- Mr. Taylor was not bitter toward those who had opposed him.
- Mr Taylor was not bitter towards those who had opposed him.
- They are violently opposed to the idea.
- He was strongly opposed to the idea.
- She was opposed to new laws to muzzle the press.
- His family were adamantly opposed to the marriage.
- She is emphatically opposed to the proposals.
- The development was bitterly opposed by the local community.
- Our views are diametrically opposed on this issue.
- Seventy per cent of this country is opposed to blood sports.
- He threw all those that opposed him into prison.
- 200 attended, as opposed to 300 the previous year.
- The populace at large is/ are opposed to sudden change.
- They remained fundamentally opposed to the plan.
- A MORI poll showed that 68% of people opposed the ban.
- I'm not opposed to a core curriculum in principle, but I think requiring a foreign language is unrealistic.
- Many protesters insist they are pacifists, opposed to war in all forms.
- They remain resolutely opposed to the idea.
- They opposed her nomination to the post of Deputy Director.
- They are totally opposed to abortion.
- Naturally, the tobacco industry is violently opposed.
- He said they were opposed to what he described as the presence of alien forces in the region.
- He said they were opposed to the presence of alien forces in the region.
- I'm opposed to censorship in any shape or form.
- We hold diametrically opposed views.