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Opposed to someone or something

opposed

adjective

someone who is opposed to something thinks it should not happen or should not be done

opposing

adjective

competing against, fighting, or arguing with someone else or with each other

hostile

adjective

opposing something

against

preposition

used for stating which plan, idea, or action someone opposes and thinks is wrong

antagonistic

adjective

opposing something strongly

rebellious

adjective

opposing authority or accepted ways of doing things

adversarial

adjective

involving people arguing with or opposing each other

negative

adjective

expressing opposition to something, especially when there is a choice

(dead) set against something

completely opposed to something

resistant

adjective

opposed to something

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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