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Synonyms for opposition
noun obstruction, antagonism

action
hostility
resistance
struggle
violation
antithesis
competition
counteraction
defense
brush
clash

combat
contest
engagement
disapproval
grapple
encounter
contrariety
war
conflict
contention
repugnance

counterattack
defiance
rivalry
fray
duel
warfare
contradistinction
strife
repulsion
aversion
skirmish

prevention
con
civil disobedience
confronting
contraposition
negativism
unfriendliness
antinomy
obstructiveness
opposure
oppugnancy

Antonyms for opposition

obedience
surrender
accord
calm
affection
liking

compatibility
team
yielding
peace
retreat
agreement

harmony
kindness
sympathy
love
teammates

Synonyms
noun person, people competing

enemy
rival
foe

rebel
opponent
iconoclast

adversary
antagonist
disputant

other side

Antonyms

ally
helper
associate
supporter

compatibility
team
friend
harmony

peace
teammates

Concept Thesaurus for word opposition
1. Conditional antagonism
Synonyms – noun

opposition
impugnation
counterplot.
clashing
two of a trade
absence of aid

antagonism
contrariety
crossfire
collision
rivalry
resistance

oppugnancy
contravention
undercurrent
conflict.
emulation
restraint

oppugnation
counteraction
headwind.
competition
race.
hindrance

Synonyms – verbs

oppose
control (restrain)
fly in the face of
run afoul of
confront
set oneself against
raise one’s voice against
slap in the face
counterwork
stem
breast the tide
beat up against
contend
contravene
beat against
rival

counteract
hinder
go dead against
set against
cope with
set one’s face against
disfavor
slam the door in one’s face.
countermine
breast
stem the current
make head against
do battle with (warfare)
belie
militate against
spoil one’s trade.

run counter to
antagonize
kick against
pit against
make a stand
protest against
turn one’s back upon
be at cross purposes
thwart
encounter
stem the flood
grapple with
do battle against.
go against
come in conflict with.

withstand (resist)
oppugn
fall afoul of
face
make a dead set against
vote against
set at naught
play at cross purposes
overthwart.
stem the tide
buffet the waves
kick against the pricks (resist)
contradict
run against
emulate (compete)

Synonyms – adjectives

opposing
contrary
unfavorable
cross
with crossed bayonets
competitive

opposed
at variance
unfriendly
unpropitious.
at daggers drawn
emulous.

adverse
at issue
hostile
in hostile array
up in arms

antagonistic
at war with.
inimical
front to front
resistant

Synonyms – phrases
nitor in adversum.
Antonyms

cooperation

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