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opposed

/əˈpoʊzd/ adjective B2
  1. Acting in opposition; opposing.
  2. Being, of having an opponent; not unopposed.
  3. Opposite.
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“I should have more faith,” he said; “I ought to know by this time that when a fact appears to be opposed to a long train of deductions, it invariably proves to be capable of bearing some other interpretation.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 73 · B2
I’ve been kind of opposed to this concert scheme, but I suppose there’s no real harm in it after all.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 199 · C1
This very much astonished the sailors, although, not one opposed it.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 252 · C1
Bingley’s large fortune, the mention of which gave animation to their mother, was worthless in their eyes when opposed to the regimentals of an ensign.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 30 · B2

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