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   Op·posed

   /əˈpōzd/

   

   adjective

   • 1. eager to prevent or put an end to; disapproving of or disagreeing with: "opposed to the construction of nuclear power plants" Similar against(dead) set againstin oppositionaversehostileantagonisticinimicalantipatheticunsympatheticresistantinformal:antiOpposite in favor offavorably disposed to
   • ▪ in conflict or disagreement with; hostile to: "most critics were opposed to the work"
   • 2. (of two or more things) contrasting or conflicting with each other: "the agency is being asked to do two diametrically opposed things" Similar conflictingcontrastingincompatibleirreconcilableantitheticalcontradictoryclashingcontrarydifferentdifferingat varianceat oddsdivergentdissimilardisagreeingopposingoppositepoles apartpolarrare:oppugnant

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   • P

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   • P

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   • O

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   • S

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   • E

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   • D

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