AS OPPOSED TO: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for AS OPPOSED TO?

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Associations of "As opposed to" (30 Words)

adverse	Contrary to your interests or welfare. Adverse weather conditions.
antithetic	Sharply contrasted in character or purpose. Hope is antithetic to despair.
antithetical	Directly opposed or contrasted; mutually incompatible. Practices entirely antithetical to her professed beliefs.
assail	Criticize strongly. Nightmares assailed him regularly.
comparable	Conforming in every respect. Nobody is comparable with this athlete.
comparison	Qualities that are comparable. Perhaps the best comparison is that of seasickness.
competitor	The contestant you hope to defeat. Our main industrial competitors.
counterpart	A person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another. The minister held talks with his French counterpart.
diametrical	Of or along a diameter. He s the diametrical opposite of Gabriel.
ditto	The same thing again used in lists and accounts and often indicated by a ditto mark under the word or figure to be repeated. If one folds his arms so does the other if one crosses his legs ditto.
enemy	A personal enemy. Routine is the enemy of art.
equally	In the same manner or to the same extent. Follow up discussion is equally important.
equivalent	The mass of a particular substance that can combine with or displace one gram of hydrogen or eight grams of oxygen, used in expressing combining powers, especially of elements. The French equivalent of the Bank of England.
evenhanded	Without partiality. Evenhanded justice.
evenly	In a level and regular way. Scoop cream on to the cake and spread evenly.
fiercely	In a powerful and destructive manner. The wind was blowing fiercely.
foe	A personal enemy. His work was praised by friends and foes alike.
identical	Similar in every detail; exactly alike. She stole a suitcase from the identical station at which she had been arrested before.
indistinguishable	Not capable of being distinguished or differentiated. The two specimens are actually different from each other but the differences are almost indistinguishable.
like	Want to have. We ll not see his like again.
liken	Point out the resemblance of someone or something to. Racism is likened to a contagious disease.
literal	Absolute (used to emphasize that a strong expression is deliberately chosen to convey one’s feelings. Dreadful in its literal sense full of dread.
opponent	A person who disagrees with or resists a proposal or practice. The news will delight opponents of GM foods.
parallel	Be parallel to. A challenge which has no parallel in peacetime this century.
possible	The highest possible score especially in a shooting competition. The team have taken just three points from a possible twelve.
rival	Be the rival of be in competition with. Gun battles between rival gangs.
similar	A person or thing similar to another. A soft cheese similar to Brie.
tantamount	Being essentially equal to something. His statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt.
unfavorable	(of winds or weather) tending to hinder or oppose. Unfavorable comments.
while	At the same time meanwhile. Beseeching him the while his hand she wrung.