in opposition to
idiom
1
: in a way that is against someone or something
He spoke in opposition to the new law.
Her theories stand in opposition to traditional beliefs.
2
: in a way that shows how two things are different or disagree
two words that can be defined in opposition to each other
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In the end, her disobedience—forged in tandem with and in opposition to her tribe—felt unmoored without a fellow-Mitford’s pigtail to pull.
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Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
DeForest received a petition to annex 1,135 acres from Vienna, but Vienna’s town board voted 4-0 to reject a cooperation agreement with the developer, after 22 people spoke in opposition to the arrangement.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
The Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office testified in opposition to Alston’s release at his July parole board hearing.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 24 Nov. 2025
Drawing the line As my research with another scholar showed in 2020, even thinking about law and morality can make a difference in opposition to certain war crimes.
—Charli Carpenter, The Conversation, 21 Nov. 2025
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“In opposition to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20opposition%20to. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.
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