opposing

1. 1.

   characterized by active hostility

   “opponent (or opposing) armies”

   Synonymsopponent

   Similarhostile

Questions about opposing

What does opposing mean?

opposing means "characterized by active hostility".

How many syllables are in opposing?

opposing has 3 syllables: op-po-sing. The stress falls on "po". In IPA it is /əˈpoʊzɪŋ/.

What is another word for opposing?

Close synonyms include opponent. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is opposing a common word?

opposing is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with opposing?

3 words rhyme with opposing. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.