opposed

/əˈpəʊzd/ adjective

Definition

be opposed to sth › to disagree with a plan or activity: We're not opposed to tax increases.

as opposed to › used to say that two things are very different: I'm talking about English football, as opposed to European football.

(Definition of opposed adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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