opposed
adjective
[ əˈpəʊzd ]
• anxious to prevent or put an end to; disagreeing with.
• "he was opposed to discrimination"
Similar:
against,
(dead) set against,
in opposition,
averse,
hostile,
antagonistic,
inimical,
antipathetic,
unsympathetic,
resistant,
anti,
Opposite:
in favour of,
favourably disposed to,
• (of two or more things) contrasting or conflicting with each other.
• "the agency is being asked to do two diametrically opposed things"
Similar:
conflicting,
contrasting,
incompatible,
irreconcilable,
antithetical,
contradictory,
clashing,
contrary,
different,
differing,
at variance,
at odds,
divergent,
dissimilar,
disagreeing,
opposing,
opposite,
poles apart,
polar,
oppugnant,
oppose
verb
• disagree with and attempt to prevent, especially by argument.
• "a majority of the electorate opposed EC membership"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French opposer, from Latin opponere (see opponent), but influenced by Latin oppositus ‘set or placed against’ and Old French poser ‘to place’.
