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opposed

English

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /??po?zd/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??p??zd/
  • Hyphenation: op?posed

Adjective

opposed

  1. Acting in opposition; opposing.
  2. Being, of having an opponent; not unopposed.
  3. Opposite.

Translations

Verb

opposed

  1. simple past tense and past participle of oppose

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opposable

English

Etymology

oppose +? -able

Adjective

opposable (comparative more opposable, superlative most opposable)

  1. Susceptible to being opposed or resisted.
  2. Capable of being placed opposite something else.
    The thumb is opposable to the forefinger.

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Antonyms

  • (susceptible to being resisted): unopposable
  • (capable of being placed opposite): nonopposable

Derived terms

  • opposably
  • unopposable

Translations

- (susceptible to being resisted):

  • Dutch: weerstaanbaar

- (capable of being placed opposite):

  • Dutch: opponeerbaar

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