opposition: meaning and words from its letters
10 letters · 14 letter points · starts with O · ends with N
Meaning of opposition
noun
The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
Example: The two politicians are in opposition to the bill.
An opposite or contrasting position.
Example: These ideas are in opposition to each other.
The apparent relative position of two celestial bodies when one is at an angle of 180 degrees from the other as seen from the Earth.
A political party or movement opposed to the party or government in power.
Example: leader of the opposition
Listed forms: oppositions.
Source: Wiktionary — opposition.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for opposition.
noun
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
noun
the relation between opposed entities
noun
the act of hostile groups opposing each other
noun
a contestant that you are matched against
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is opposition in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of opposition
O(1) + P(3) + P(3) + O(1) + S(1) + I(1) + T(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 14 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of opposition
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from opposition
109 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in opposition. Showing up to 24, longest first.