op ‧ posed /əˈpəʊzd $ əˈpoʊzd/ BrE AmE adjective [not before noun]
[ Word Family: adjective : ↑ opposed ≠ ↑ unopposed , ↑ opposing , ↑ opposite ; noun : ↑ opposition , ↑ opposite ; verb : ↑ oppose ; adverb : ↑ opposite ]
1 . be opposed to something to disagree with something such as a plan or system:
Most of us are opposed to the death penalty.
2 . two ideas that are opposed to each other are completely different from each other:
The principles of capitalism and socialism are diametrically opposed (=completely opposite) .
3 . as opposed to something used to compare two things and show that they are different from each other:
Students discuss ideas, as opposed to just copying from books.