opposition

Definition

Examples

There was strong opposition to the plan to move the office.

Word Family

Synonyms

• resistancethe action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
• objectionthe act of expressing earnest opposition or protest

Collocations

• Easy meet opposition
  to fulfill, satisfy, or encounter regarding opposition
• Medium opposition party
  describing opposition party (the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with)
• Hard face stiff opposition from shareholders
  to confront or deal with directly regarding stiff opposition from shareholders
• Very Hard in dogged opposition to reforms
  indicating a state, position, or relationship within dogged opposition to reforms