Opposed vs. Apposed — What's the Difference?
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Difference Between Opposed and Apposed
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Definitions
Opposed
To be or act in contention or conflict with
Opposed their crosstown rivals in the season finale.
Apposed
To place in proximity; juxtapose.
Opposed
To be hostile or resistant to; try to prevent
Opposes the building of a new police station.
Apposed
Simple past tense and past participle of appose
Opposed
To set as an opposite in position
Opposed the painting with a mirror across the room.
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Apposed
Placed in apposition; mutually fitting, as the mandibles of a bird's beak.
Opposed
To present in counterbalance or contrast
Ideas that were opposed to each other in her first book.
Opposed
To be or act in opposition.
Opposed
Acting in opposition; opposing.
Opposed
Being, of having an opponent; not unopposed.
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Opposed
Opposite.
Opposed
Simple past tense and past participle of oppose
Opposed
Characterized by active opposition; as, two bitterly opposing schools of thought.
Opposed
Acting in opposition to; as, the opposing sector of the same muscle group.
Opposed
In opposition to (a policy or attitude etc.);
An opposing vote
Opposed
Being in opposition or having an opponent;
Two bitterly opposed schools of thought