# opposed

Pronunciation: say "uh-POHZD" US /əˈpoʊzd/, UK /əˈpəʊzd/

## Adjective

1. Acting against something; standing in resistance to a person, plan, or idea.
   - Simple: Working against something or someone, or trying to stop a plan or idea.
   - _The senator remained opposed to the bill despite mounting pressure from his party._
   - _Local residents stood opposed to the factory development from the very start._
3. Facing an opponent or rival; not running or competing without challenge.
   - Simple: Having someone running or competing against you, so you have a rival.
   - _The incumbent was opposed by a strong challenger in the primary._
   - _For the first time in a decade, the chairman found himself opposed at the annual vote._
4. Situated directly across from each other; facing or contrary in position.
   - Simple: Placed straight across from each other, facing each other.
   - _The engine uses pistons that are opposed, lying flat on either side of the crankshaft._
   - _The two forces were exactly opposed, canceling each other out._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of oppose. — simple past and past participle of oppose
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of oppose. Use this form for going against something that already happened.
   - _Environmental groups opposed the pipeline at every public hearing._
   - _The merger was opposed by shareholders who feared job losses._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/opposed (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).