opposed

ablehnend, dagegen

Mit etwas nicht einverstanden und darauf bedacht, es zu verhindern oder zu ändern.

In einfachem Englisch: Disagreeing with something and wanting to prevent it or change it.

• I am opposed to the plan.
• Most residents were strongly opposed to the new airport.
• Are you opposed to changing the rules?

So benutzt man es: be opposed to something/doing something (They are opposed to building a road here.)

Synonyme: against, hostile

Gegenteile: supportive

Häufige Wendungen: opposed to something, strongly opposed, firmly opposed

entgegengesetzt, gegensätzlich

In entgegengesetzte Richtungen weisend oder völlig verschieden voneinander.

In einfachem Englisch: Facing in opposite directions or completely different from each other.

• The arrows point in opposed directions.
• Their views on education are diametrically opposed.
• The design places two opposed forces in balance.

Synonyme: opposite, contrary

Häufige Wendungen: diametrically opposed, opposed directions, opposed views

mit Gegenkandidaten

Mit einer anderen Person oder Gruppe als Gegner im Wettbewerb.

In einfachem Englisch: Having another person or group competing against you.

• Only one candidate was opposed.
• The election was opposed by two other candidates.
• She won an opposed contest for the chairmanship.

Synonyme: contested

Gegenteile: unopposed

Häufige Wendungen: an opposed candidate, an opposed election