as opposed to
idiom
—used to refer to something that is different from what has just been mentioned
The car gets 30 miles per gallon, as opposed to last year's model, which got only 25.
They use fresh fish, as opposed to fish that has been frozen.
I'd say she is a good player, as opposed to a great one.
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Households, meaning individual investors as opposed to companies or institutions, hold 88% of U.S. fund assets.
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Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 23 June 2024
Photographed by Arthur Elgort, Vogue, January 1994 Actual sports gear—as opposed to designers’ interpretations—has cleared a once unnegotiable hurdle, leaping from the wrong side of the tracks to the prestigious addresses once reserved for Chanel suits, BMWs, and cellular phones.
—Arthur Elgort, Vogue, 21 June 2024
The most significant change in the eight-episode series is Jake Gyllenhaal’s intense portrayal of Rusty (as opposed to Ford’s stoic interpretation), which amplifies everything around him at the prosecutor’s office and at home with his family.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 21 June 2024
No, that’s fridge butter, as opposed to counter butter.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
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Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 23 June 2024
Photographed by Arthur Elgort, Vogue, January 1994 Actual sports gear—as opposed to designers’ interpretations—has cleared a once unnegotiable hurdle, leaping from the wrong side of the tracks to the prestigious addresses once reserved for Chanel suits, BMWs, and cellular phones.
—Arthur Elgort, Vogue, 21 June 2024
The most significant change in the eight-episode series is Jake Gyllenhaal’s intense portrayal of Rusty (as opposed to Ford’s stoic interpretation), which amplifies everything around him at the prosecutor’s office and at home with his family.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 21 June 2024
No, that’s fridge butter, as opposed to counter butter.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
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“As opposed to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20opposed%20to. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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