- Types Of Speech
- You can use opposition as a noun in a sentence.
- About Opposition
- A 4 syllables noun and 10 letters with the letters i, n, o, p, s, and t, 5 consonants, 5 vowels and 4 syllables with the middle letters si. Opposition starts with a vowel and ends in a consonant with the starting letters o, op, opp, oppo, oppos, and the ending characters are n, on, ion, tion, ition, . Opposition is also a double consonant (pp) word. View the double consonant words list.
- Definition
- The action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with; "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead"
- Origin/Roots
- Old French
- School Grade
- Opposition is set as a grade eight word that starts with o, ends with n, 4 syllables, 5 vowels and 10 letters.
- Pig Latin
- Opposition in Pig Latin is said as "oppositionay or oppositionway".
- Unigram
- o | p | p | o | s | i | t | i | o | n
- Bigram
- op | pp | po | os | si | it | ti | io | on
- Trigram
- opp | ppo | pos | osi | sit | iti | tio | ion
- Quadrigram
- oppo | ppos | posi | osit | siti | itio | tion
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with;
"he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens";
"despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead" - the act of opposing groups confronting each other;
"the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions";
"the invaders encountered stiff opposition" - a body of people united in opposing something
- a political party opposed to the party in power and prepared to replace it if elected;
"Her Majesty's loyal opposition" - an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force);
"a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies" - a contestant that you are matched against
- a direction opposite to another
- the relation between opposed entities
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abnegation | renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others |
| Ack Ack | |
| Ack Ack Gun | |
| Acquired Immunity | |
| Active Immunity | |
| Adamance | resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible |
| Admixture | the act of mixing together "paste made by a mix of flour and water" "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio" |
| Adversary | someone who offers opposition |
| Adversity | a stroke of ill fortune a calamitous event "a period marked by adversities" |
| Aggressor | a confident assertive person who acts as instigator |
View all cognitive synonyms for Opposition
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Opposition | the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens" "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead" |
View English words with the unique letters used in opposition. Words With The Letters Inopst
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Oppose | be against express opposition to "We oppose the ban on abortion" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Action | something done (usually as opposed to something said) "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anti Takeover Defense | |
| Lockout | a management action resisting employee''s demands; employees are barred from entering the workplace until they agree to terms |
| Reaction | doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don''t like; "his style of painting was a reaction against cubism" |
Opposition Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With O
- Ends With N
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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