Clues for the word "OPPOSITION"
We've had 18 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 17 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on May 02, 2025.
Definition of opposition
- n. - The act of opposing; an attempt to check, restrain, or defeat; resistance.
- n. - The state of being placed over against; situation so as to front something else.
- n. - Repugnance; contrariety of sentiment, interest, or purpose; antipathy.
- n. - That which opposes; an obstacle; specifically, the aggregate of persons or things opposing; hence, in politics and parliamentary practice, the party opposed to the party in power.
- n. - The situation of a heavenly body with respect to another when in the part of the heavens directly opposite to it; especially, the position of a planet or satellite when its longitude differs from that of the sun 180¡; -- signified by the symbol /; as, / / /, opposition of Jupiter to the sun.
- n. - The relation between two propositions when, having the same subject and predicate, they differ in quantity, or in quality, or in both; or between two propositions which have the same matter but a different form.
Referring Clues
- Friendly side in a debate
- Hatfields, to McCoys
- The other side
- Resistance
- Foes
- Local band rival
- Enemy
- Antagonism in workplace?
- See 17
- Hostility in the work place (
- Workplace rivals?
- Work on site can cause obstruction
- Observation post initially set in place on the other side
- Not the government's workplace
- Hostility in work place
- Resistance or dissent
- Resistance in the work-place
- Work-place adversaries
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 02, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 19, 2024
- Guardian Quiptic - November 06, 2017
- Rock n Roll Crossword - March 19, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - October 08, 2015
- Guardian Quick - October 03, 2014
- Guardian Cryptic - October 08, 2013
- Guardian Cryptic - January 04, 2010
- New York Times - April 04, 2009
- Guardian Cryptic - September 24, 2008
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - November 12, 2007
- Netword - November 02, 2007
- Guardian Cryptic - March 28, 2006
- USA Today - December 03, 2003
- Guardian Cryptic - September 09, 2003
- Washington Post - May 27, 2002
- Guardian Cryptic - June 15, 2000