We should be stopping terrorists from operating, as opposed to chasing them after they've attacked.
I like pro basketball, as opposed to the college game.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
opposed — op|posed [ ə pouzd ] adjective ** 1. ) someone who is opposed to something thinks it should not happen or should not be done: opposed to: He was bitterly opposed to the war. be opposed to doing something: Some residents were opposed to naming the … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
opposed */*/ — UK [əˈpəʊzd] / US [əˈpoʊzd] adjective 1) someone who is opposed to something thinks it should not happen or should not be done opposed to: He was bitterly opposed to the war. be opposed to doing something: Some residents were opposed to naming… … English dictionary
opposed — [[t]əpo͟ʊzd[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ to n/ ing If you are opposed to something, you disagree with it or disapprove of it. I am utterly opposed to any form of terrorism... We are strongly opposed to the presence of America in this region … English dictionary
opposed*/ — [əˈpəʊzd] adj 1) someone who is opposed to something thinks that it should not happen He was bitterly opposed to the war.[/ex] 2) completely different The two ideas are directly opposed.[/ex] • as opposed to used for referring to something that… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
opposed — op|posed [əˈpəuzd US əˈpouzd] adj [not before noun] 1.) be opposed to sth 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… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Something Something ... Unnakum Ennakum — Infobox Film name = Something Something ... Unnakum Ennakum caption = The poster for the film. director = M. Raja producer = Mohan writer = Paruchuri Brothers M.S. Raju Veeru Potla starring = Jayam Ravi Trisha Prabhu Bhagyaraj Richa Pallod… … Wikipedia
Something Green and Leafy This Way Comes — Infobox Album | Name = Something Green And Leafy This Way Comes Type = Album Artist = SNFU Released = Recorded = 1993 Genre = Punk rock Length = 42:57 Label = Producer = SNFU Reviews = Last album = The Last of the Big Time Suspenders (1991) This… … Wikipedia
as opposed to — (something) in comparison with something. We should be stopping terrorists from operating, as opposed to chasing them after they ve attacked. I like pro basketball, as opposed to the college game … New idioms dictionary
(dead) set against something — phrase completely opposed to something We are absolutely set against the tax increase. (dead) set against doing something: She’s dead set against giving the kids junk food. Thesaurus: opposed to someone or somethingsynonym … Useful english dictionary
dead set against something — dead set against (something) completely opposed to something. She wanted to move to Los Angeles but her parents were dead set against it … New idioms dictionary
