opposed; opposing
1
: to place over against something so as to provide resistance, counterbalance, or contrast
one military force opposed to another
concreteness as opposed to abstraction—L. E. Lynch
2
: to place opposite or against something
oppose the enemy
oppose a congressional bill
3
: to offer resistance to
opposer
noun
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