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.

Opposing — meaning and how to say it: uh-POH-zing

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

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?

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