Opposing factions on the committee are refusing to compromise. The article tries to show opposing viewpoints on the issue.

1. conflicting, different, opposed, contrasting, opposite, differing, contrary, contradictory, incompatible, irreconcilable I have a friend who holds the opposing view.

OPPOSING definition: fighting or acting against something or someone. See examples of opposing used in a sentence.

Dec 6, 2016 · The meaning of OPPOSE is to place over against something so as to provide resistance, counterbalance, or contrast. How to use oppose in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Oppose.

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025 op•pos•ing /əˈpoʊzɪŋ/ adj. opposite; contrary: The two speakers took opposing viewpoints. See -pos-.

Opposing ideas or tendencies are totally different from each other. I have a friend who has the opposing view.

OPPOSING meaning: 1 : fighting or competing against another person or group fighting or competing against each other; 2 : completely different

Definition of opposing adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English op‧pos‧ing /əˈpəʊzɪŋ $ əˈpoʊ-/ adjective [only before noun] 1 opposing teams, groups, or forces are competing, arguing, or fighting against each other The …

You've opposed every suggestion I've made. He met the man who will oppose him in the next election. These two teams opposed each other in last year's playoffs. We're hoping we can get more senators …