opposition
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens
Types & categories
- action hypernym
- lockout hyponym
- reaction hyponym
- anti-takeover defense hyponym
Related & opposite
- oppose derivation
Sense 2 noun
the relation between opposed entities
Types & categories
- relation hypernym
- antipode hyponym
- antithesis hyponym
- conflict hyponym
- contrast hyponym
- flip side hyponym
- mutual opposition hyponym
- gradable opposition hyponym
- polarity hyponym
- ungradable opposition hyponym
- contradictoriness hyponym
- contradiction hyponym
- contrary hyponym
- contrariety hyponym
- tertium quid hyponym
- reverse hyponym
- inverse hyponym
- antagonism hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
the act of hostile groups opposing each other
the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions
Types & categories
- resistance hypernym
- strikebreaking hyponym
Related & opposite
- confront derivation
- fight down derivation
- confront derivation
Sense 4 noun
a contestant that you are matched against
Types & categories
- contestant hypernym
Related & opposite
- pit derivation
Sense 5 noun
a body of people united in opposing something
Types & categories
- body hypernym
- Iraqi National Congress hyponym
Sense 6 noun
a direction opposite to another
Types & categories
- direction hypernym
- orthogonality hyponym
- antipodal hyponym
- enantiomorphism hyponym
Sense 7 noun
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies
Types & categories
- antagonist hypernym
- besieger hyponym
Parts & wholes
- enemy member holonym
Related & opposite
- military domain topic
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | oppose |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | action |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lockout |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | reaction |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | anti-takeover defense |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | polar |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | opposite |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | relation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | antipode |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | antithesis |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | conflict |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | contrast |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | flip side |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | mutual opposition |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | gradable opposition |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | polarity |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | ungradable opposition |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | contradictoriness |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | contradiction |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | contrary |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | contrariety |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | tertium quid |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | reverse |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | inverse |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | antagonism |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | confront |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | fight down |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | confront |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | resistance |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | strikebreaking |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | pit |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | contestant |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | body |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Iraqi National Congress |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | direction |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | orthogonality |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | antipodal |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | enantiomorphism |
| 7 | domain topic | Related & opposite | military |
| 7 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | enemy |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | antagonist |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | besieger |