All opposing synonyms
op·pose
O o adjective opposing
- contending — competing; opposed
- rival — a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- adverse — Adverse decisions, conditions, or effects are unfavourable to you.
- anti — You can refer to people who are opposed to a particular activity or idea as antis.
- hostile — of, relating to, or characteristic of an enemy: a hostile nation.
- competing — Competing ideas, requirements, or interests cannot all be right or satisfied at the same time.
- opposed — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- opposite — situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.
- contrasting — to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of: Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks.
- differing — to disagree in opinion, belief, etc.; be at variance; disagree (often followed by with or from): His business partner always differs with him.
- disparate — distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar: disparate ideas.
- conflicting — clashing; contradictory
- divergent — diverging; differing; deviating.
- contradictory — If two or more facts, ideas, or statements are contradictory, they state or imply that opposite things are true.
- at variance — If one thing is at variance with another, the two things seem to contradict each other.
- antagonistic — If a person is antagonistic to someone or something, they show hatred or dislike towards them.