OPPOSITION

n. 1 hostility, antagonism, unfriendliness, resistance, counteraction, disapproval, objection, conflict, defiance, contrast, antipathy, adversity, Colloq flak There is strong opposition to plans for an amusement arcade 2 competition, opponent, adversary, competitor, antagonist, enemy, foe, rival, other side We must overcome the opposition in order to win 3 in opposition. competing, competitive, antagonistic, hostile, conflicting, in conflict, antithetic(al), opposed, at daggers drawn, in deadly embrace Although they agree on some points, the parties are in opposition on others