{ "opponent":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a muscle that opposes or counteracts and limits the action of another":[], ": antagonistic , opposing":[], ": one that takes an opposite position (as in a debate, contest, or conflict)":[ "She is a formidable opponent in the race for senator.", "opponents of the war" ], ": situated in front":[] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "She is a formidable opponent in the race for senator.", "The team's opponents have not lost a game this season.", "He knocked out his opponent in the third round.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Each team will play in five games with the fifth game's date and opponent determined at a later time. \u2014 Rahat Huq, Chron , 5 July 2022", "It\u2019s also by far the latest in the season that the Diamondbacks have played their first game against a divisional opponent . \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 4 July 2022", "But these steps may not be enough to repel a far more powerful opponent like China. \u2014 Vic Chiang, Washington Post , 3 July 2022", "On one hand, Clark said Hickey made complaints during Sen. Bill Sample's re-election campaign that Clark was helping Sample's opponent , and Clark also didn't vote for Hickey for senate president pro tempore-designate this year. \u2014 Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online , 3 July 2022", "McCaskill and her strategists deemed Akin her most beatable general election opponent and set out to get him there. \u2014 David Axelrod, CNN , 1 July 2022", "Brown says that doesn\u2019t mean a moderate Republican will always win a primary election over a more right-wing opponent . \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 July 2022", "Britton was 4-1 with a 3.20 ERA and 35 strikeouts over 39.1 innings with a .188 opponent batting average this season. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 June 2022", "The league quickly tabbed Young, but Harrison said the opponent switch would not affect her. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Outside groups as well as the campaigns of Peters and his opponent Republican John James have spent over $16 million this year in ad reservations, according to data from Kantar/CMAG. \u2014 Caitlin Conant, CBS News , 13 May 2020", "The Cowboys rank a respectable 42nd in opponent field-goal percentage and 85th in 3-point percentage, and the Mountaineers are 253rd and 316th in field-goal percentage and 3-point percentage. \u2014 Geoff Clark, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire , 18 Feb. 2020", "In four of Iowa\u2019s five losses, opponent field-goal and 3-point accuracy rates have been so high as to peg the Hawkeyes as being somewhat unlucky in bumping up against a couple too many incredible shooting nights. \u2014 Marcus Mosher, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire , 17 Jan. 2020", "The Lions play host to local rival Athens Bible in an area game Monday at 7 p.m. Whitesburg will host area opponent Oakwood Adventist on Tuesday. \u2014 al , 10 Jan. 2020", "Where Manchester City\u2019s great strength is in making itself look good, at least part of Liverpool\u2019s success can be explained by its capacity to make its opponent look bad. \u2014 Rory Smith, New York Times , 18 Oct. 2019", "The Lions have surrendered only four passing touchdowns through four games, and their opponent passer rating is 80.3. \u2014 Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com , 1 Oct. 2019", "On the other side of the ball, the Blazers\u2019 defense held South Alabama to a measly 2-of-11 on third-down conversions and are now allowing a 21.4 percent opponent conversion rate (9-of-42) for the season. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 21 Sep. 2019", "But ex-Invicta champ Felicia Spencer accomplished her goal of making her opponent look human. \u2014 Steven Marrocco, MMA Junkie , 28 July 2019" ], "first_known_use":{ "1553, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "1647, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "borrowed from Latin opp\u014dnent-, opp\u014dnens, present participle of opp\u014dnere \"to place as an obstacle, set in opposition to, argue in reply\" \u2014 more at oppose":"Adjective", "borrowed from Medieval Latin opp\u014dnent-, opp\u014dnens \"one who proposes something for discussion,\" from present participle of Latin opp\u014dnere \"to place as an obstacle, set in opposition to, argue in reply\" \u2014 more at oppose":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u0259-\u02c8p\u014d-n\u0259nt" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "adversary", "antagonist", "foe", "rival" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094849", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "opportune":{ "antonyms":[ "inopportune", "unseasonable", "untimely" ], "definitions":{ ": occurring at an appropriate time":[ "an opportune offer of assistance", "The book's publication is opportune ." ], ": suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence":[ "an opportune moment", "the legal authorities helped by the opportune use of their powers of arrest", "\u2014 T. E. Vedney" ] }, "examples":[ "There isn't a more opportune time to invest in the stock market.", "an opportune rain shower gave them an excuse to leave the outdoor concert early", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Professional investors might say take a nibble \u2014 or buy a small amount of stocks and bonds at opportune moments with the idea of holding them for a long time. \u2014 Simon Constable, Forbes , 28 May 2022", "The app quickly spread among Silicon Valley founders, coming at an opportune time in which a growing number of solo investors and a founder-friendly market had led to a proliferation of shareholders on startups\u2019 cap tables. \u2014 Kenrick Cai, Forbes , 26 May 2022", "From big saves in tight on Florida captain Aleksander Barkov to the stop on Sam Reinhart that ignited the chants, this was the best of Samsonov at the most opportune time. \u2014 Sun Sentinel , 7 May 2022", "After a season that was constantly threatening to go off the rails, simply having all the key components together at the most opportune time can\u2019t help but feel like storm clouds parting and a celestial light shining down upon them. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 Apr. 2022", "And perhaps there will be another light-hitting infielder on one of these teams immortalized in baseball lore for putting the right swing on the ball at the most opportune time. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 5 Oct. 2021", "The success of Crew Dragon has also come at an opportune time\u2014while Russia threatens to withhold participation on the space station, NASA has independent transportation. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 3 May 2022", "Kairos refers to opportune , auspicious, precious time. \u2014 Carol Besler, Forbes , 1 May 2022", "But Qatar\u2019s investment is coming at an opportune time as demand for LNG begins to spike worldwide. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 30 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French opportun, borrowed from Latin opport\u016bnus \"favoring one's needs, serviceable, convenient,\" probably originally, \"blowing in the direction of a harbor (of a wind),\" from ob- ob- + portu-, stem of portus \"harbor, port entry 1 \" + -nus, adjective suffix (vowel length perhaps after the ablative port\u016b )":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02c8ty\u00fcn", "\u02cc\u00e4-p\u0259r-\u02c8t\u00fcn" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "seasonable", "timely", "well-timed" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084039", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "opportunely":{ "antonyms":[ "inopportune", "unseasonable", "untimely" ], "definitions":{ ": occurring at an appropriate time":[ "an opportune offer of assistance", "The book's publication is opportune ." ], ": suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence":[ "an opportune moment", "the legal authorities helped by the opportune use of their powers of arrest", "\u2014 T. E. Vedney" ] }, "examples":[ "There isn't a more opportune time to invest in the stock market.", "an opportune rain shower gave them an excuse to leave the outdoor concert early", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Professional investors might say take a nibble \u2014 or buy a small amount of stocks and bonds at opportune moments with the idea of holding them for a long time. \u2014 Simon Constable, Forbes , 28 May 2022", "The app quickly spread among Silicon Valley founders, coming at an opportune time in which a growing number of solo investors and a founder-friendly market had led to a proliferation of shareholders on startups\u2019 cap tables. \u2014 Kenrick Cai, Forbes , 26 May 2022", "From big saves in tight on Florida captain Aleksander Barkov to the stop on Sam Reinhart that ignited the chants, this was the best of Samsonov at the most opportune time. \u2014 Sun Sentinel , 7 May 2022", "After a season that was constantly threatening to go off the rails, simply having all the key components together at the most opportune time can\u2019t help but feel like storm clouds parting and a celestial light shining down upon them. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 Apr. 2022", "And perhaps there will be another light-hitting infielder on one of these teams immortalized in baseball lore for putting the right swing on the ball at the most opportune time. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 5 Oct. 2021", "The success of Crew Dragon has also come at an opportune time\u2014while Russia threatens to withhold participation on the space station, NASA has independent transportation. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 3 May 2022", "Kairos refers to opportune , auspicious, precious time. \u2014 Carol Besler, Forbes , 1 May 2022", "But Qatar\u2019s investment is coming at an opportune time as demand for LNG begins to spike worldwide. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 30 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French opportun, borrowed from Latin opport\u016bnus \"favoring one's needs, serviceable, convenient,\" probably originally, \"blowing in the direction of a harbor (of a wind),\" from ob- ob- + portu-, stem of portus \"harbor, port entry 1 \" + -nus, adjective suffix (vowel length perhaps after the ablative port\u016b )":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02cc\u00e4-p\u0259r-\u02c8t\u00fcn", "-\u02c8ty\u00fcn" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "seasonable", "timely", "well-timed" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115300", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "opportunism":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": the art, policy, or practice of taking advantage of opportunities or circumstances often with little regard for principles or consequences":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The reasons for all of this are a bit nebulous with lots of talk about demand unexpectedly outpacing supply, but there\u2019s likely a healthy dose of opportunism here as well. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 19 June 2022", "At worst, these proposals are nothing more than cynical commercial opportunism on the part of software vendors. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 31 May 2022", "But medicine\u2019s reuse of retail space is more than pandemic opportunism , according to a November article in the Harvard Business Review. \u2014 Kaiser Health News, oregonlive , 26 Apr. 2022", "The saga of Freeman\u2019s free agency is about greed and disloyalty, but it\u2019s also a story about opportunism . \u2014 Dylan Hern\u00e1ndez Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 16 Mar. 2022", "Is this opportunism or is her level of involvement in Tom\u2019s alleged wrongdoing still an open question", "McCarthy recruited much of the Tea Party class of 2010, not out of any particular affinity for the individuals but out of opportunism . \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 28 Apr. 2022", "This is not new, except for the way an unembarrassed opportunism has been enshrined among the laws of nature and has flourished destructively in the near absence of resistance or criticism. \u2014 Marilynne Robinson, The New York Review of Books , 11 June 2020", "But medicine\u2019s reuse of retail space is more than pandemic opportunism , according to a November article in the Harvard Business Review. \u2014 Kaiser Health News, oregonlive , 26 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1870, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "opportune + -ism , after Italian opportunismo and French opportunisme":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02c8ty\u00fc-", "\u02cc\u00e4-p\u0259r-\u02c8t\u00fc-\u02ccni-z\u0259m" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085208", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "opportunist":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism":[ "a slick, shady, amoral opportunist who has only one desire: to get through life without a day of labor", "\u2014 Allan Ulrich", "Most burglars are opportunists ." ] }, "examples":[ "a political opportunist who changed his health-care plan to win the election", "ever the opportunist , she immediately set about becoming the incoming administrator's new best friend", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Alternatively, Michael Rhodes, a lawyer for the Kardashians, painted Blac Chyna as an opportunist who wanted to be a part of the famous family. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 20 Apr. 2022", "Maclay also belonged to a San Francisco vigilante group, and became a state legislator as well as a self-dealing opportunist who bought up the de Celis land on behalf of his patron, the railroad bigshot Leland Stanford. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022", "As her profile grows at home, that balance is going to inevitably be harder to maintain without looking like a rank opportunist . \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 9 Feb. 2022", "Vladimir Putin, a bold opportunist , is putting into play his most daring and menacing gambit yet. \u2014 Steve Forbes, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022", "Some of her critics have sought to cast her as an opportunist seeking to bolster her brand. \u2014 Becky Bohrer, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Apr. 2022", "Publicly, Democrats vented fury at Manchin and his fellow naysayer, Senator Kyrsten Sinema, the eccentric opportunist from Arizona. \u2014 Andrew Cockburn, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 20 Jan. 2021", "As the political system began to open slightly under Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in the late 1980s, Mr. Zhirinovsky was the ultimate opportunist . \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022", "Some colleagues questioned whether Mr. O\u2019Rourke\u2019s political transformation was authentic, accusing him of being an opportunist who had shifted rightward merely to keep up with the times. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Feb. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1873, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "opportun(ism) + -ist entry 1 , probably after French opportuniste":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02cc\u00e4p-\u0259r-\u02c8t(y)\u00fc-n\u0259st", "\u02cc\u00e4-p\u0259r-\u02c8t\u00fc-nist", "-\u02c8ty\u00fc-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "acrobat", "chameleon", "chancer", "temporizer", "timeserver", "trimmer", "weathercock" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040218", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "opportunistic":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": being or caused by a usually harmless microorganism that can become pathogenic when the host's resistance is impaired":[ "opportunistic infections", "opportunistic diseases" ], ": exploiting opportunities with little regard to principle (see principle sense 1 ) or consequences":[ "a politician considered opportunistic", "an opportunistic investment" ], ": feeding on whatever food is available":[ "opportunistic feeders", "opportunistic bears" ], ": taking advantage of opportunities as they arise: such as":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "But such storytelling shouldn't amount to opportunistic or glib PR statements. \u2014 Caterina Bulgarella, Forbes , 24 June 2022", "Bolstered by an opportunistic bench that scored 15 points in the second quarter, the Lynx erased the 11-point deficit. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 21 June 2022", "Additionally, quality control is crucial for opportunistic data sets gathered by cars that just happen to be in an area. \u2014 Rachel Berkowitz, Scientific American , 21 June 2022", "The preliminary report for April reflects changes in the system's stock, bond and opportunistic and alternative investments, but not changes in the system's real estate, timber, agriculture, infrastructure and private equity investments. \u2014 Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online , 7 June 2022", "But the younger Rangers are energetic, skillful and opportunistic . \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022", "James, a gifted stand-up comedian, nails her first regular TV gig as the opportunistic and thoroughly incompetent school principal. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022", "To be clear: The cherry-picking of their statements by the White House\u2019s rapid response director and left-punching of floundering moderates is transparently cynical and opportunistic . \u2014 Matthew Duss, The New Republic , 1 June 2022", "Cornell O has been opportunistic (Long Gs) & Kelleher muscle. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 28 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1892, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "opportunist + -ic entry 1":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "-ty\u00fc-", "\u02cc\u00e4-p\u0259r-t\u00fc-\u02c8ni-stik", "-t(y)\u00fc-\u02c8nis-tik" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104047", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ] }, "opportunities":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a favorable juncture of circumstances":[ "the halt provided an opportunity for rest and refreshment" ], ": a good chance for advancement or progress":[] }, "examples":[ "A phony war because its stated objective\u2014eradicating terrorism\u2014is impossible and serves to mask unstated, alarmingly open-ended goals, a kind of fishing expedition that provides an opportunity for America to display its intimidating arsenal \u2026 \u2014 John Edgar Wideman , Harper's , March 2002", "Nowadays my only opportunity for an old-fashioned, self-indulgent sulk comes when I'm traveling. \u2014 Ian Frazier , Atlantic , March 2001", "I'm handing you an opportunity in the heart of the city where the whole world's heading: journalists, corporate leeches, Japanese tourists, Greco-Roman wrestlers. \u2014 Gary Smith , Illustrated , 11 Sept. 2000", "More than 90 percent of female senior managers believe that men's and women's opportunities remain unequal \u2026 \u2014 Katha Pollitt , Atlantic , November 1997", "You'll have an opportunity to ask questions after the presentation.", "When the opportunity came for her to prove that she could do the job, she was ready.", "I had the rare opportunity of speaking to the president.", "Studying abroad provides a great opportunity to learn a foreign language.", "There are fewer job opportunities this year for graduates.", "I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who helped me with this book.", "He was given every opportunity to prove that he was trustworthy.", "There is plenty of opportunity for advancement within the company.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Businesses are increasingly aligning around revenue goals versus lead, opportunity or individual department goals, particularly in our post-pandemic landscape. \u2014 Mike Dickerson, Forbes , 29 June 2022", "The defense's opportunity to cross-examine witnesses typically is delayed. \u2014 Arpan Lobo, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022", "The defense's opportunity to cross-examine witnesses typically is delayed. \u2014 Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press , 28 June 2022", "Even in death, Epstein loomed over Maxwell\u2019s trial \u2014 his name surfaced repeatedly, and Maxwell\u2019s lawyers took every opportunity to separate their client from him. \u2014 Benjamin Weiser, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022", "Zach Wahls, the top Democrat in the Iowa state Senate, described this area as seeing a decline in economic opportunity in the latter twentieth century and early years of the twenty-first. \u2014 Ben Jacobs, The New Republic , 28 June 2022", "Most at home on a ranch or in a rodeo, these dogs are natural herders and will take any opportunity to get other animals (or even kids) in line. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 28 June 2022", "The top executive at CBS News sees new opportunity in the A.M. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 27 June 2022", "The notice of funding opportunity and grant application can be viewed online. \u2014 Megan Becka, cleveland , 27 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English oportunyte, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French oportunit\u00e9, borrowed from Latin opport\u016bnit\u0101t-, opport\u016bnit\u0101s, from opport\u016bnus \"convenient, opportune \" + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s -ity":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02cc\u00e4-p\u0259r-\u02c8t\u00fc-n\u0259-t\u0113", "-\u02c8ty\u00fc-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "break", "chance", "occasion", "opening", "room", "shot" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103312", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "opportunity":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a favorable juncture of circumstances":[ "the halt provided an opportunity for rest and refreshment" ], ": a good chance for advancement or progress":[] }, "examples":[ "A phony war because its stated objective\u2014eradicating terrorism\u2014is impossible and serves to mask unstated, alarmingly open-ended goals, a kind of fishing expedition that provides an opportunity for America to display its intimidating arsenal \u2026 \u2014 John Edgar Wideman , Harper's , March 2002", "Nowadays my only opportunity for an old-fashioned, self-indulgent sulk comes when I'm traveling. \u2014 Ian Frazier , Atlantic , March 2001", "I'm handing you an opportunity in the heart of the city where the whole world's heading: journalists, corporate leeches, Japanese tourists, Greco-Roman wrestlers. \u2014 Gary Smith , Illustrated , 11 Sept. 2000", "More than 90 percent of female senior managers believe that men's and women's opportunities remain unequal \u2026 \u2014 Katha Pollitt , Atlantic , November 1997", "You'll have an opportunity to ask questions after the presentation.", "When the opportunity came for her to prove that she could do the job, she was ready.", "I had the rare opportunity of speaking to the president.", "Studying abroad provides a great opportunity to learn a foreign language.", "There are fewer job opportunities this year for graduates.", "I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who helped me with this book.", "He was given every opportunity to prove that he was trustworthy.", "There is plenty of opportunity for advancement within the company.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Businesses are increasingly aligning around revenue goals versus lead, opportunity or individual department goals, particularly in our post-pandemic landscape. \u2014 Mike Dickerson, Forbes , 29 June 2022", "The defense's opportunity to cross-examine witnesses typically is delayed. \u2014 Arpan Lobo, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022", "The defense's opportunity to cross-examine witnesses typically is delayed. \u2014 Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press , 28 June 2022", "Even in death, Epstein loomed over Maxwell\u2019s trial \u2014 his name surfaced repeatedly, and Maxwell\u2019s lawyers took every opportunity to separate their client from him. \u2014 Benjamin Weiser, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022", "Zach Wahls, the top Democrat in the Iowa state Senate, described this area as seeing a decline in economic opportunity in the latter twentieth century and early years of the twenty-first. \u2014 Ben Jacobs, The New Republic , 28 June 2022", "Most at home on a ranch or in a rodeo, these dogs are natural herders and will take any opportunity to get other animals (or even kids) in line. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 28 June 2022", "The top executive at CBS News sees new opportunity in the A.M. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 27 June 2022", "The notice of funding opportunity and grant application can be viewed online. \u2014 Megan Becka, cleveland , 27 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English oportunyte, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French oportunit\u00e9, borrowed from Latin opport\u016bnit\u0101t-, opport\u016bnit\u0101s, from opport\u016bnus \"convenient, opportune \" + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s -ity":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02cc\u00e4-p\u0259r-\u02c8t\u00fc-n\u0259-t\u0113", "-\u02c8ty\u00fc-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "break", "chance", "occasion", "opening", "room", "shot" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015535", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "opportunity cost":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": the added cost of using resources (as for production or speculative investment) that is the difference between the actual value resulting from such use and that of an alternative (such as another use of the same resources or an investment of equal risk but greater return)":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Who knows what the opportunity cost of this reduction in Medicare payments might be if an innovative program that improves patients\u2019 quality of life is delayed or a breakthrough treatment is not discovered", "Federal, state and local policymakers must now work to fix the opportunity cost of decades of redlining and discrimination on communities now struggling to build back from disinvestment and economic distress. \u2014 CNN , 19 June 2022", "Many offer only lukewarm rewards rates, and with the volatility of cryptocurrency, there\u2019s big potential opportunity cost in forgoing guaranteed points or cash back redemptions that come with regular old rewards cards. \u2014 Bill Hardekopf, Forbes , 2 June 2022", "The Sixers would need to weigh the opportunity cost of that, though. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 14 May 2022", "There\u2019s a monetary and opportunity cost to keeping Toews around, and the Hawks wouldn\u2019t pay it just for nostalgia\u2019s sake. \u2014 Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune , 27 Apr. 2022", "Retailers are starting to look at their customers\u2019 closets as a source of inventory, which means needing to get returns back faster to avoid the opportunity cost of this dead inventory. \u2014 Amit Sharma, Forbes , 2 May 2022", "Second, higher rates increase the opportunity cost of investing in non-yielding assets such as Bitcoin. \u2014 Vildana Hajric, Fortune , 18 Apr. 2022", "Because there is an opportunity cost in picking a kicker this early. \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 30 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1894, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204337", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "opportunity school":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a school designed to meet the special needs of particular groups (as adult illiterates, foreigners seeking competency in a language, or persons requiring vocational retraining)":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035819", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "oppos":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":[ "Definition of oppos plural of oppo" ], "examples":[], "first_known_use":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-071026", "type":[] }, "opposable":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": capable of being opposed or resisted":[], ": capable of being placed against one or more of the remaining digits of a hand or foot":[ "the opposable human thumb" ] }, "examples":[ "Humans have an opposable thumb .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The consultants also addressed how a character might stand in frame so their ASL is seen, and in the case of the chimps, sign hanging upside down from a branch or even with their feet, which have opposable big toes. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 Jan. 2022", "He was born without opposable thumbs, or even hands, and has trouble climbing ladders as a result. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 20 Apr. 2016", "The indri is a lemur, a primate with opposable thumbs; a short tail; and round, tufted, teddy-bear-like ears. \u2014 Sara Harrison, Wired , 21 Dec. 2021", "The resident at the (OFSDS) in Mount Juliet, Tenn., has arthritis, a heart ailment and no opposable thumbs, a consequence of her age and species. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Oct. 2021", "Being one inch tall also alters the difficulty of almost any in-game challenge (compounded if characters lack opposable thumbs). \u2014 Pearse Anderson, Wired , 9 Sep. 2021", "The creator of the post, Mike Roman, claims the bear activated the ski-lift and boarded a chair on its own \u2014 a remarkable feat for an animal without opposable thumbs. \u2014 Bayliss Wagner, USA TODAY , 28 June 2021", "All pets really need is your care and the occasional use of your opposable thumbs. \u2014 Alessandra Codinha, Vogue , 6 May 2021", "For example, Padian tells Gizmodo that otters and raccoons have opposable thumbs but aren\u2019t arboreal. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 Apr. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "oppose + -able":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u0259-\u02c8p\u014d-z\u0259-b\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173258", "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "noun," ] }, "opposal":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a putting of questions : examination":[], ": opposition":[], ": something that poses or puzzles":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English opposaille , from opposen to oppose + -aille -al":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102808", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "oppose":{ "antonyms":[ "bow (to)", "capitulate (to)", "give in (to)", "knuckle under (to)", "stoop (to)", "submit (to)", "succumb (to)", "surrender (to)", "yield (to)" ], "definitions":{ ": to offer resistance to":[], ": to place opposite or against something":[ "oppose the enemy", "oppose a congressional bill" ], ": to place over against something so as to provide resistance, counterbalance , or contrast":[ "one military force opposed to another", "concreteness as opposed to abstraction", "\u2014 L. E. Lynch" ] }, "examples":[ "The governor opposes the death penalty.", "The change is opposed by many of the town's business leaders.", "The group opposes the mayor and is trying to find a candidate to run against her.", "You've opposed every suggestion I've made.", "He met the man who will oppose him in the next election.", "These two teams opposed each other in last year's playoffs.", "We're hoping we can get more senators to oppose the legislation.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Many moderate Democrats, including Lamont, and most Republicans, including GOP gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski, oppose increasing state income taxes on wealthy households. \u2014 Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant , 30 June 2022", "But some environmental groups oppose the programs, which rely on the aerial spraying of pesticides across large swaths of land. \u2014 Claire Rush, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022", "But some environmental groups oppose the programs, which rely on the aerial spraying of pesticides across large swaths of land. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 June 2022", "But some people, including two of Lumumba\u2019s sons, oppose the tooth's restitution. \u2014 Helena Skinner, NBC News , 20 June 2022", "Transgender advocates oppose any regulation before high school, when no college scholarships or state championships are at stake. \u2014 David Wharton, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022", "Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's signs oppose each other. \u2014 Amanda Taheri, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022", "Independent and moderate voters generally oppose broad student loan cancellation. \u2014 Zack Friedman, Forbes , 10 June 2022", "National nursing home industry groups oppose such requirements. \u2014 Susan Jaffe, Fortune , 10 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English opposen \"to question, examine, accuse\" (as past participle opposed \"opposite, contrary\"), borrowed from Anglo-French opposer \"to counter, argue in opposition, question, interrogate,\" re-formation, with poser \"to place, pose entry 1 ,\" of Latin opp\u014dnere (perfect opposu\u012b, past participle oppositus ) \"to place (over or against), place as an obstacle, set in opposition to, argue in reply,\" from ob- ob- + p\u014dnere \"to place, set\" \u2014 more at position entry 1":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u0259-\u02c8p\u014dz" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for oppose oppose , combat , resist , withstand mean to set oneself against someone or something. oppose can apply to any conflict, from mere objection to bitter hostility or warfare. opposed the plan combat stresses the forceful or urgent countering of something. combat disease resist implies an overt recognition of a hostile or threatening force and a positive effort to counteract or repel it. resisting temptation withstand suggests a more passive resistance. trying to withstand peer pressure", "synonyms":[ "buck", "defy", "fight", "repel", "resist", "withstand" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033946", "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ] }, "opposed":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": set or placed in opposition : contrary":[ "with politicians, as opposed to soap, you cannot return what you have bought", "\u2014 Felix G. Rohatyn", "voters who are opposed to the plan" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u0259-\u02c8p\u014dzd" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Republicans were squarely opposed to the firearms law, but seven of their 20 senators voted in favor of the Equal Rights Amendment. \u2014 Meryl Kornfield, Washington Post , 2 July 2022", "Despite clearly significant numbers of people strongly opposed to the war in Ukraine, many of them young, a recent poll by the Levada Center showed over 70% of Russians would like to see Putin as president after 2024 when his current term ends. \u2014 Amy Kellogg, Fox News , 16 June 2022", "Also opposed is the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine, which Ms. Bellows once led. \u2014 Scott Calvert, WSJ , 15 June 2022", "Despite being mostly opposed to their participation in sports, the Post-UMD poll finds Americans\u2019 general attitudes toward transgender people to be more positive than negative. \u2014 Tara Bahrampour, Scott Clement And Emily Guskin, Anchorage Daily News , 14 June 2022", "Vehemently opposed to the trope of the sitcom wife who exists to serve her husband and children, Ross demanded these moments be reworked. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 10 June 2022", "Based on past election cycles, nearly all legislative candidates in opposed races will participate, as well as a majority of the candidates for statewide constitutional offices \u2014 with one notable exception. \u2014 Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant , 4 June 2022", "Businesses and trade groups that produce or distribute single-use plastic items are overwhelmingly opposed . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022", "Capitol Hill has become so opposed to the Chinese Communist Party that both houses of U.S. Congress unanimously passed the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act over objections from investment banks and institutional investors, Mark says. \u2014 Yvonne Lau, Fortune , 16 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English \u2014 more at oppose":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220715-090624" }, "opposeless":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": irresistible":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1608, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "oppose + -less":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u0259-\u02c8p\u014dz-l\u0259s" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080016", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "opposing train":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a train that is moving in a direction opposite to and toward another train on the same track":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102644", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "opposite":{ "antonyms":[ "antipode", "antithesis", "contrary", "counter", "negative", "obverse", "reverse" ], "definitions":{ ": across from and usually facing or on the same level with":[ "sat opposite each other" ], ": antonym":[], ": being the other of a pair that are corresponding (see corresponding sense 1a ) or complementary (see complementary sense 2 ) in position, function, or nature":[ "In the final position, the two exchanged rooks and left bishops of opposite color, a position that often leads to a draw \u2026", "\u2014 The Chicago Sun Times" ], ": contrary to one another or to a thing specified : reverse":[ "gave them opposite directions" ], ": diametrically different (as in nature or character)":[ "opposite meanings" ], ": in a role complementary to":[ "played opposite the leading man in the comedy" ], ": occupying an opposing and often antagonistic position":[ "opposite sides of the question" ], ": of, relating to, or being the side of a baseball field that is near the first base line for a right-handed batter and near the third base line for a left-handed batter":[], ": on or to an opposite side":[], ": set over against something that is at the other end or side of an intervening (see intervene sense 4 ) line or space":[ "opposite interior angles", "opposite ends of a diameter" ], ": situated in pairs on an axis (see axis sense 3 ) with each member being separated from the other by half the circumference (see circumference sense 2 ) of the axis":[ "opposite leaves" ], ": something that is opposed to some other often specified thing":[], "\u2014 compare alternate":[ "opposite leaves" ], "\u2014 see also opposite sex":[ "In the final position, the two exchanged rooks and left bishops of opposite color, a position that often leads to a draw \u2026", "\u2014 The Chicago Sun Times" ] }, "examples":[ "Adjective", "The two boys lived on opposite sides of the street.", "the opposite bank of the river", "Fold the bottom right corner of the paper over to the opposite corner.", "The two scientists had the same information but reached opposite conclusions.", "They represent opposite sides of the issue.", "They ran in opposite directions.", "Her music is at the opposite end of the spectrum from the music her mother made.", "Noun", "\u201cWet\u201d is the opposite of \u201cdry.\u201d", "The terms \u201cblack\u201d and \u201cwhite\u201d are opposites .", "Adverb", "I sat down and he sat opposite .", "Preposition", "She lives in the house opposite ours.", "The school is opposite a park.", "I played opposite the best player in the league.", "She stars opposite Clint Eastwood in her latest movie.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "But for every great emotion, there is an equal and opposite emotion that can result. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 15 June 2022", "Purple formulas help cancel unwanted yellow or brassy tones, as purple and yellow are opposite on the color wheel and neutralize each other. \u2014 Dori Price, Good Housekeeping , 15 June 2022", "The differences between an active shooter and barricade subject response for law enforcement cannot be more dynamically opposite and the duty to save lives, never more urgent. \u2014 Jessie Dimartino, ABC News , 3 June 2022", "We are being drawn back toward something primitive and indeed medieval, as if the most impressive scientific and technological progress were being matched by an equal and opposite regression. \u2014 Lance Morrow, WSJ , 25 May 2022", "Because La Nina has a different effect in the Pacific and conditions usually are opposite , earlier this month NOAA predicted a quieter than normal Pacific storm season. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, Chicago Tribune , 24 May 2022", "Because La Nina has a different effect in the Pacific and conditions usually are opposite , earlier this month NOAA predicted a quieter than normal Pacific storm season. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022", "While most presidential visits, over time, have featured a bipartisan coalition of guests, an increasing amount of criticism has been directed at presidents who are venturing into a state controlled by politicians of the opposite party. \u2014 al , 1 May 2022", "This year\u2019s election also is expected to be a more favorable national climate for Republicans, in part due to the typical opposite -party backlash against incumbent presidents. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 27 Apr. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "At a time when most fashion trends have gotten more ephemeral and less universal because of constant product churn, some manage to achieve the opposite : a ubiquity that feels disconnected from perceptible demand. \u2014 Amanda Mull, The Atlantic , 23 June 2022", "At the extreme opposite of Goldman is a tech startup called Levels. \u2014 Dean Glas, Forbes , 22 June 2022", "Joy and happiness have the power to heal, while the opposite can cause great pain. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 22 June 2022", "Despite that conversation, the committee said, Giuliani said the opposite during a speech at a rally before the insurrection. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022", "And that\u2019s the opposite of what the Big Man was getting at, as recorded in Matthew. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 June 2022", "An ABC News/Ipsos poll earlier this year found that 65 percent of Americans believed Biden was legitimately elected, though that number had sharp a partisan divide with nearly three-quarters of Republicans believing the opposite . \u2014 Eric Fayeulle, ABC News , 19 June 2022", "Its insistence on digital programs means that most of the phones in the place will remain on throughout the evening, despite the gentle pleas of a prerecorded voice in the lobby requesting the opposite . \u2014 Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post , 17 June 2022", "Our tests tend to indicate that having a huge number of concentrated customers is no guarantee of great internet; in fact, a large population may indeed signify the opposite . \u2014 Eric Griffith, PCMAG , 17 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb", "Not since Kanye and Drake played the Coliseum together six months ago has there been a coming together of forces quite so opposite on a stage in Los Angeles, or maybe anywhere. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 4 June 2022", "Be unafraid to follow your heart after doing the exact opposite for far too long. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 28 Mar. 2022", "The men stand opposite in Levi\u2019s jeans, Pendleton vests, bowler hats and bolo ties. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 May 2022", "He was expected to battle second-year pro Marco Wilson for a starting spot opposite or in addition to Byron Murphy Jr. \u2014 Bob Mcmanaman, The Arizona Republic , 30 May 2022", "Bond yields move opposite to bond prices which means that rising yields are tough on bullish bond speculators. \u2014 Jj Kinahan, Forbes , 29 Sep. 2021", "The result was what scholars call a boomerang effect, meaning when an intervention produces an effect opposite to that intended. \u2014 Gleb Tsipursky, Fortune , 20 May 2022", "Yeoh starred opposite Pierce Brosnan and went toe-to-toe with 007. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 10 May 2022", "The blast gutted a historic 1886 fire watchtower and the school opposite . \u2014 Tim Judah, The New York Review of Books , 28 Apr. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition", "Cooper is starring in the title role opposite Carey Mulligan as Bernstein\u2019s wife Felicia Montealegre. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 20 June 2022", "Lady Gaga is in talks to star opposite Joaquin Phoenix in the sequel to Joker, according to The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 14 June 2022", "Lady Gaga is in early talks to star opposite Joaquin Phoenix in director Todd Phillips\u2019 sequel to Joker, the 2019 Oscar-winning, $1 billion Warner Bros. hit based on the DC character. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 June 2022", "Cross-legged opposite Cooper in her fleecy armchairs, assuming the roles of therapist and client feels inevitable. \u2014 Beatrice Hazelhurst, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022", "But, Teller showed glimmers of his future leading man talents acting opposite Kidman, at times matching her emotional command in a role that scored her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 9 June 2022", "Just opposite the Royal Mews of Buckingham Palace, the Rubens at the Palace will offer its Queen\u2019s Platinum Jubilee Afternoon Tea all summer long. \u2014 Sean Santiago, ELLE Decor , 26 May 2022", "The most common themes that emerged among respondents, Barnack-Tavlaris said, were the potential for such policies to support menstruators and \u2014 opposite that \u2014 concerns about fairness toward men. \u2014 Angela Haupt, Washington Post , 25 May 2022", "Delpit flashed enough big playmaking ability last season to warrant more playing time in 2022, probably even a starting role opposite John Johnson III. \u2014 Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland , 26 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "1667, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb", "1758, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Preposition" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin oppositus, from past participle of opp\u014dnere \"to place (over or against), place as an obstacle, set in opposition to, argue in reply\" \u2014 more at oppose":"Adjective", "Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin oppositus, noun derivative from past participle of opp\u014dnere \"to place (over or against), place as an obstacle, set in opposition to, argue in reply\" \u2014 more at oppose":"Noun", "derivative of opposite entry 1":"Preposition" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8\u00e4p-s\u0259t", "\u02c8\u00e4-p\u0259-z\u0259t" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for opposite Adjective opposite , contradictory , contrary , antithetical mean being so far apart as to be or seem irreconcilable. opposite applies to things in sharp contrast or in conflict. opposite views on foreign aid contradictory applies to two things that completely negate each other so that if one is true or valid the other must be untrue or invalid. made contradictory predictions about whether the market would rise or fall contrary implies extreme divergence or diametrical opposition. contrary assessments of the war situation antithetical stresses clear and unequivocal diametrical opposition. a law that is antithetical to the very idea of democracy", "synonyms":[ "antipodal", "antipodean", "antithetical", "contradictory", "contrary", "diametric", "diametrical", "polar" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195232", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "preposition" ] }, "opposite sex":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": the other one of two sexes or genders":[ "Crayfish recognize members of their species and opposite sex partly through pheromones, the signal-sending chemicals also used by many insects.", "\u2014 David M. Lodge et al.", "\u2014 usually used with the ; used especially to refer to women from the point of view of men or to men from the point of view of women He gets nervous around people/members of the opposite sex . [=around women] Manifestations of gender identity disorder range from simply living as a member of the opposite sex to partial or maximal physical adaptation through hormonal and surgical treatment. \u2014 Louis J. Gooren \u2026 every father feels a pang when his daughter begins to take a \"healthy\" interest in the opposite sex . \u2014 Martin Amis" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1696, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110200", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "opposites attract":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{}, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112601", "type":[ "idiom" ] }, "oppositi-":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": situated opposite : having the corresponding parts opposite":[ "oppositi folious", "oppositi sepalous" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin oppositus":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112419", "type":[ "combining form" ] }, "opposition":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a configuration (see configuration sense 1b ) in which one celestial (see celestial entry 1 sense 2 ) body is opposite another (such as the sun) in the sky or in which the elongation (see elongation sense 1 ) is near or equal to 180 degrees":[], ": the relation between two propositions having the same subject and predicate but differing in quantity or quality or both":[], ": an act of setting opposite or over against : the condition of being so set":[ "He spoke in opposition to the new law." ], ": hostile or contrary action or condition":[ "offered strong opposition to the advance of the enemy" ], ": a political party opposing and prepared to replace the party in power":[ "The opposition is likely to win the upcoming election." ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02cc\u00e4-p\u0259-\u02c8zi-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "defiance", "resistance" ], "antonyms":[ "acquiescence" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "They're going ahead with the plans despite strong opposition from residents.", "The nominee faces strong opposition in the Senate.", "The proposed change has met with opposition from the town's business leaders.", "Rebels have so far offered little opposition to advancing troops.", "Each candidate is focused on raising more money than the opposition .", "The coach advised her team not to underestimate the opposition .", "The leader of the Opposition criticized the prime minister for his comments.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "In total, the group has disclosed spending $287,000 in support of Walker or in opposition to incumbent Raphael Warnock. \u2014 Kyle Mullins, Forbes , 7 July 2022", "Baker\u2019s amendment was approved in a 15 to 8 vote, with city councilors Alicia Bowman, Deborah Crossley, William Humphrey, Andrea Kelley, Joshua Krintzman, Tarik Lucas, Julia Malakie, and Brenda Noel voting in opposition . \u2014 John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com , 6 July 2022", "Deputy Mayor Michelle Metschel and Councilmember Steve Goble voted in opposition , arguing the raises should have been halved to match the rate received by other city employees. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 July 2022", "Of the many public commenters who attended the meeting to discuss the zoning amendments, most of the people in opposition were affiliated with one of the four churches in the area. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 1 July 2022", "In 2019, when the local government pushed for a law to allow extradition to mainland China, around a quarter of the territory\u2019s residents\u2014by some estimates\u2014marched in opposition . \u2014 Elaine Yu, WSJ , 1 July 2022", "On Twitter, several people responded to TxDOT in opposition . \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 21 June 2022", "By a 6-1 vote this month, with Vice Mayor Lydia Kau voting in opposition , the council approved the plan to tear down the old dormitory building and reconstruct it as classrooms. \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 June 2022", "The court\u2019s opinion was ultimately affirmed by the UN General Assembly, with only six votes in opposition . \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English opposicioun \"location opposite something, contrary opinion, opposition of celestial bodies,\" borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French oposicion (Anglo-French opposicion \"objection, questioning\"), borrowed from Medieval Latin oppositi\u014dn-, oppositi\u014d, going back to Late Latin, \"contradiction, antithesis\" (loan translation of Greek ant\u00edthesis ), from Latin opposi-, variant stem of opp\u014dnere \"to place (over or against), place as an obstacle, set in opposition to, argue in reply\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at oppose":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220715-100237" }, "oppositional defiant disorder":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a disruptive behavior pattern of childhood and adolescence characterized by defiant, disobedient, and hostile behavior especially toward adults in positions of authority":[ "\u2014 abbreviation ODD" ] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The boy, who was identified in the lawsuit only by initials, had been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, commonly called ADHD, and oppositional defiant disorder , or ODD, the suit said. \u2014 Antonio Planas, NBC News , 12 May 2022", "Desperate, Hunt-Jackson arranged for her 24-year-old grandson, who has autism and oppositional defiant disorder , to move into her double-wide trailer and serve as her caregiver. \u2014 Judith Graham, CNN , 3 Feb. 2022", "King had been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiant disorder , depression and bipolar disorder, and had been hospitalized against his will for mental health reasons seven times. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 9 Nov. 2021", "When Maricella returned to Turning Point Academy to begin her eighth-grade year, she had been diagnosed with major depression and a challenging behavioral condition called oppositional defiant disorder , or ODD. \u2014 jsonline.com , 23 Oct. 2020", "But the majority had other issues, including language or learning disabilities, ADHD, oppositional defiant disorder , mood or anxiety disorders. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Dec. 2019", "Dontay received several mental-health diagnoses, including bipolar disorder, ADHD and oppositional defiant disorder . \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Dec. 2019", "Mercy has trained nearly 250 of its pediatricians and family medicine specialists in neighboring states to diagnose the most common conditions such as ADHD, depression, anxiety and oppositional defiant disorder . \u2014 Laura Landro, WSJ , 8 Jan. 2019", "Zachary Cruz was described as having oppositional defiant disorder . \u2014 Brittany Wallman, Sun-Sentinel.com , 16 Apr. 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "1988, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02cc\u00e4p-\u0259-\u02c8zish-n\u0259l-di-\u02c8f\u012b-\u0259nt-, -\u0259n-\u1d4al-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191049", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "oppositionary":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": oppositional sense 1":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "-sh\u0259\u02ccner\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133732", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "oppositive":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": tending to oppose : functioning in the expression of contrariety":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin oppositus (past participle of opponere to set against) + English -ive":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u0259tiv", "\u0259\u02c8p\u00e4z\u0259tiv" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132741", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ] }, "opposure":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": opposition":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "oppose + -ure":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u0259\u02c8p\u014dzh\u0259(r)" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195030", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "oppress":{ "antonyms":[ "brighten", "buoy", "cheer (up)", "gladden", "lighten", "rejoice" ], "definitions":{ ": suppress":[], ": to burden spiritually or mentally : weigh heavily upon":[ "oppressed by a sense of failure", "oppress by intolerable guilt" ], ": to crush or burden by abuse of power or authority":[ "The country has long been oppressed by a ruthless dictator.", "oppressed minorities" ] }, "examples":[ "The country has long been oppressed by a ruthless dictator.", "They condemned attempts by the government to oppress its citizens.", "people who have traditionally been oppressed by society", "Recent Examples on the Web", "If China wants to oppress its population, there\u2019s not much that the United States can or should do about it. \u2014 Daniel Bessner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022", "The solution to protecting Black and brown women against domestic violence cannot come from the same systems that oppress them. \u2014 Hanna Phifer, refinery29.com , 29 Apr. 2022", "Untrapped paints the portrait of a multi-dimensional young man who, against all odds, is thriving in a world programmed to diminish and oppress the Black man. \u2014 Megan Armstrong, Billboard , 12 June 2022", "The report says federal, state and local government actions have been used to oppress Black people. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 1 June 2022", "After Japan annexed the country in 1910, Koreans experienced a campaign of cultural erasure and material extraction that sought to oppress their heritage in all aspects of daily life, extending to land ownership, language, food and clothing. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2022", "Perhaps the fiercest debate is over whether to teach that the United States has overcome its dark legacy of racial discrimination, or whether, as The 1619 Project suggests, slavery\u2019s harms continue to oppress Black Americans in the present. \u2014 Rachel M. Cohen, The New Republic , 28 Mar. 2022", "Race, according to this view, is a relatively recent social construct that is weaponized by dominant groups to oppress others. \u2014 Jessica Chasmar, Fox News , 8 Nov. 2021", "Race, according to this view, is a relatively recent social construct that is weaponized by dominant groups to oppress others. \u2014 Jessica Chasmar, Fox News , 8 Nov. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English oppressen \"to put pressure on, crush, burden, overwhelm,\" borrowed from Anglo-French oppresser, borrowed from Medieval Latin oppress\u0101re, frequentative derivative from Latin oppressus, past participle of opprimere \"to press on, stifle, overpower,\" from ob- ob- + premere \"to press\" \u2014 more at press entry 2":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u0259-\u02c8pres" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for oppress wrong , oppress , persecute , aggrieve mean to injure unjustly or outrageously. wrong implies inflicting injury either unmerited or out of proportion to what one deserves. a penal system that had wronged him oppress suggests inhumane imposing of burdens one cannot endure or exacting more than one can perform. a people oppressed by a warmongering tyrant persecute implies a relentless and unremitting subjection to annoyance or suffering. a child persecuted by constant criticism aggrieve implies suffering caused by an infringement or denial of rights. a legal aid society representing aggrieved minority groups", "synonyms":[ "bum (out)", "burden", "dash", "deject", "depress", "get down", "sadden", "weigh down" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193114", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "oppressed":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": burdened by abuse of power or authority":[ "Group identity in oppressed groups is always very strategic, always a calculation of advantage.", "\u2014 Shelby Steele", "They are neither oppressed minorities, whose needs have been etched into the nation's consciousness, nor members of the ruling elite, born with their hands on the reins of power.", "\u2014 Anthony DeCurtis" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1608, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u0259-\u02c8prest" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025818", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "oppressible":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": subject to oppression : unable to resist oppression":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u0259\u02c8pres\u0259b\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191735", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "oppression":{ "antonyms":[ "bliss", "blissfulness", "ecstasy", "elatedness", "elation", "euphoria", "exhilaration", "exuberance", "exultation", "felicity", "gladness", "gladsomeness", "happiness", "heaven", "intoxication", "joy", "joyfulness", "joyousness", "jubilation", "rapture", "rapturousness" ], "definitions":{ ": a sense of being weighed down in body or mind : depression":[ "an oppression of spirits" ], ": something that oppresses especially in being an unjust or excessive exercise of power":[ "unfair taxes and other oppressions" ], ": unjust or cruel exercise of authority or power":[ "the continuing oppression of the \u2026 underclasses", "\u2014 H. A. Daniels" ] }, "examples":[ "suffered a lingering oppression in the weeks after his dog died", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Conceived during her time under incarceration and published in 2012, Cooking in Heels is a deeply personal offering centered around a Black woman surviving compounding systems of oppression . \u2014 Eva Reign, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 June 2022", "Social activism can take many forms: protests, petitions, boycotts -- but for some, joy can be also a revolutionary tool against systems of oppression . \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 19 June 2022", "This is a film that rejects capitalism, the gender binary, heteronormativity, extractive exploitation and any social construct that has been used in service of oppression . \u2014 Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022", "Typically, the Boston Tea Party is held up as an example of quintessential American strength and determination in the face of oppression . \u2014 Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 June 2022", "The tension is the repercussions of centuries of oppression . \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 1 June 2022", "Ensuring gig drivers have full employment rights is especially crucial for people of color given their history of oppression , according to an amicus brief filed by civil rights groups in support of a challenge to the ballot initiative. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022", "Born Herman Blount on May 22, 1914, Sun Ra blended jazz, Black culture, and science fiction to interpret the experience of the African diaspora and envision a better, more progressive future for Black people-- one without the burden of oppression . \u2014 al , 21 May 2022", "Meanwhile, our governments are taking anti-democratic measures to repress their own citizens\u2019 nonviolent campaigns of pressure aimed at holding Israel, and the companies and institutions that are complicit in its system of oppression , to account. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English oppressioun, borrowed from Anglo-French oppression, borrowed from Latin oppressi\u014dn-, oppressi\u014d \"action of pressing on or overpowering,\" from oppres- or *oppret-, variant stem of opprimere \"to press on, stifle, overpower\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at oppress":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u0259-\u02c8pre-sh\u0259n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "blue devils", "blues", "dejection", "depression", "desolation", "despond", "despondence", "despondency", "disconsolateness", "dispiritedness", "doldrums", "dolefulness", "downheartedness", "dreariness", "dumps", "forlornness", "gloom", "gloominess", "glumness", "heartsickness", "joylessness", "melancholy", "miserableness", "mopes", "mournfulness", "sadness", "sorrowfulness", "unhappiness" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191048", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "oppressive":{ "antonyms":[ "easy", "light", "soft" ], "definitions":{ ": overwhelming or depressing to the spirit or senses":[ "an oppressive climate", "the dusty drabness that was oppressive in its uneventfulness", "\u2014 Geoffrey Moorhouse" ], ": tyrannical":[ "an oppressive government" ], ": unreasonably burdensome or severe":[ "oppressive legislation", "oppressive taxes", "the oppressive power of corporations and Wall Street", "\u2014 Jim Hightower" ] }, "examples":[ "The country is ruled by an oppressive regime.", "I think these laws are oppressive .", "This region suffers from oppressive heat in the summer months.", "The situation was extremely tense; no one said a word, and the silence was oppressive .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "British officials agreed that Assange\u2019s extradition would not result in oppressive , unjust, or abusive treatment, leading to their stamp of approval. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 17 June 2022", "But the heat can make overcrowding oppressive , and warm-weather leisure also highlights the many inequalities of American urban life. \u2014 Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic , 10 June 2022", "There is house bill 3 22 that prohibits teaching that individuals are inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive . \u2014 Leila Atassi, cleveland , 18 Apr. 2022", "This was evident in Pakistan, where Australia trumped oppressive conditions, flat pitches, energetic young opponents and being holed in their hotels while being surrounded by high level security. \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022", "The oppressive conditions were made worse by the Texas heat, with temperatures above 100 degrees on consecutive days. \u2014 Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Feb. 2022", "The heat and humidity created the most oppressive weather conditions of training camp. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 Aug. 2021", "The dew point \u2014 a measure of humidity in the atmosphere \u2014 is expected to remain in the 70s, which will make for oppressive conditions. \u2014 Zach Murdock, courant.com , 11 Aug. 2021", "The history of Olympic defectors For some athletes, the Games are the opportunity of a lifetime to escape oppressive conditions back home, and obtain visas for often-inaccessible Western countries. \u2014 Annabelle Timsit, Quartz , 2 Aug. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French oppressif, borrowed from Medieval Latin oppress\u012bvus, from Latin oppressus, past participle of opprimere \"to press on, stifle, overpower\" + -\u012bvus -ive \u2014 more at oppress":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u0259-\u02c8pre-siv" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for oppressive onerous , burdensome , oppressive , exacting mean imposing hardship. onerous stresses being laborious and heavy especially because distasteful. the onerous task of cleaning up the mess burdensome suggests causing mental as well as physical strain. burdensome responsibilities oppressive implies extreme harshness or severity in what is imposed. the oppressive tyranny of a police state exacting implies rigor or sternness rather than tyranny or injustice in the demands made or in the one demanding. an exacting employer", "synonyms":[ "bitter", "brutal", "burdensome", "cruel", "excruciating", "grievous", "grim", "hard", "hardhanded", "harsh", "heavy", "inhuman", "murderous", "onerous", "rough", "rugged", "searing", "severe", "stiff", "tough", "trying" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194923", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "oppressively":{ "antonyms":[ "easy", "light", "soft" ], "definitions":{ ": overwhelming or depressing to the spirit or senses":[ "an oppressive climate", "the dusty drabness that was oppressive in its uneventfulness", "\u2014 Geoffrey Moorhouse" ], ": tyrannical":[ "an oppressive government" ], ": unreasonably burdensome or severe":[ "oppressive legislation", "oppressive taxes", "the oppressive power of corporations and Wall Street", "\u2014 Jim Hightower" ] }, "examples":[ "The country is ruled by an oppressive regime.", "I think these laws are oppressive .", "This region suffers from oppressive heat in the summer months.", "The situation was extremely tense; no one said a word, and the silence was oppressive .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "British officials agreed that Assange\u2019s extradition would not result in oppressive , unjust, or abusive treatment, leading to their stamp of approval. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 17 June 2022", "But the heat can make overcrowding oppressive , and warm-weather leisure also highlights the many inequalities of American urban life. \u2014 Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic , 10 June 2022", "There is house bill 3 22 that prohibits teaching that individuals are inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive . \u2014 Leila Atassi, cleveland , 18 Apr. 2022", "This was evident in Pakistan, where Australia trumped oppressive conditions, flat pitches, energetic young opponents and being holed in their hotels while being surrounded by high level security. \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022", "The oppressive conditions were made worse by the Texas heat, with temperatures above 100 degrees on consecutive days. \u2014 Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Feb. 2022", "The heat and humidity created the most oppressive weather conditions of training camp. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 Aug. 2021", "The dew point \u2014 a measure of humidity in the atmosphere \u2014 is expected to remain in the 70s, which will make for oppressive conditions. \u2014 Zach Murdock, courant.com , 11 Aug. 2021", "The history of Olympic defectors For some athletes, the Games are the opportunity of a lifetime to escape oppressive conditions back home, and obtain visas for often-inaccessible Western countries. \u2014 Annabelle Timsit, Quartz , 2 Aug. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French oppressif, borrowed from Medieval Latin oppress\u012bvus, from Latin oppressus, past participle of opprimere \"to press on, stifle, overpower\" + -\u012bvus -ive \u2014 more at oppress":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u0259-\u02c8pre-siv" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for oppressive onerous , burdensome , oppressive , exacting mean imposing hardship. onerous stresses being laborious and heavy especially because distasteful. the onerous task of cleaning up the mess burdensome suggests causing mental as well as physical strain. burdensome responsibilities oppressive implies extreme harshness or severity in what is imposed. the oppressive tyranny of a police state exacting implies rigor or sternness rather than tyranny or injustice in the demands made or in the one demanding. an exacting employer", "synonyms":[ "bitter", "brutal", "burdensome", "cruel", "excruciating", "grievous", "grim", "hard", "hardhanded", "harsh", "heavy", "inhuman", "murderous", "onerous", "rough", "rugged", "searing", "severe", "stiff", "tough", "trying" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185757", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "oppressor":{ "antonyms":[ "brighten", "buoy", "cheer (up)", "gladden", "lighten", "rejoice" ], "definitions":{ ": suppress":[], ": to burden spiritually or mentally : weigh heavily upon":[ "oppressed by a sense of failure", "oppress by intolerable guilt" ], ": to crush or burden by abuse of power or authority":[ "The country has long been oppressed by a ruthless dictator.", "oppressed minorities" ] }, "examples":[ "The country has long been oppressed by a ruthless dictator.", "They condemned attempts by the government to oppress its citizens.", "people who have traditionally been oppressed by society", "Recent Examples on the Web", "If China wants to oppress its population, there\u2019s not much that the United States can or should do about it. \u2014 Daniel Bessner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022", "The solution to protecting Black and brown women against domestic violence cannot come from the same systems that oppress them. \u2014 Hanna Phifer, refinery29.com , 29 Apr. 2022", "Untrapped paints the portrait of a multi-dimensional young man who, against all odds, is thriving in a world programmed to diminish and oppress the Black man. \u2014 Megan Armstrong, Billboard , 12 June 2022", "The report says federal, state and local government actions have been used to oppress Black people. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 1 June 2022", "After Japan annexed the country in 1910, Koreans experienced a campaign of cultural erasure and material extraction that sought to oppress their heritage in all aspects of daily life, extending to land ownership, language, food and clothing. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2022", "Perhaps the fiercest debate is over whether to teach that the United States has overcome its dark legacy of racial discrimination, or whether, as The 1619 Project suggests, slavery\u2019s harms continue to oppress Black Americans in the present. \u2014 Rachel M. Cohen, The New Republic , 28 Mar. 2022", "Race, according to this view, is a relatively recent social construct that is weaponized by dominant groups to oppress others. \u2014 Jessica Chasmar, Fox News , 8 Nov. 2021", "Race, according to this view, is a relatively recent social construct that is weaponized by dominant groups to oppress others. \u2014 Jessica Chasmar, Fox News , 8 Nov. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English oppressen \"to put pressure on, crush, burden, overwhelm,\" borrowed from Anglo-French oppresser, borrowed from Medieval Latin oppress\u0101re, frequentative derivative from Latin oppressus, past participle of opprimere \"to press on, stifle, overpower,\" from ob- ob- + premere \"to press\" \u2014 more at press entry 2":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u0259-\u02c8pres" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for oppress wrong , oppress , persecute , aggrieve mean to injure unjustly or outrageously. wrong implies inflicting injury either unmerited or out of proportion to what one deserves. a penal system that had wronged him oppress suggests inhumane imposing of burdens one cannot endure or exacting more than one can perform. a people oppressed by a warmongering tyrant persecute implies a relentless and unremitting subjection to annoyance or suffering. a child persecuted by constant criticism aggrieve implies suffering caused by an infringement or denial of rights. a legal aid society representing aggrieved minority groups", "synonyms":[ "bum (out)", "burden", "dash", "deject", "depress", "get down", "sadden", "weigh down" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044732", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "opprobrious":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": deserving of opprobrium : infamous":[], ": expressive of opprobrium : scurrilous":[ "opprobrious language" ] }, "examples":[ "an opprobrious attack on the alleged corruption in the police department", "contends that visiting a brothel is the sort of opprobrious conduct for which a public official should be censured", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Honor is not, in Mr. Sommers\u2019s view, without its opprobrious aspects, not least its association with violence. \u2014 Joseph Epstein, WSJ , 3 Aug. 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, borrowed from Late Latin opprobri\u014dsus, from Latin opprobrium opprobrium + -\u014dsus -ose entry 1":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u0259-\u02c8pr\u014d-br\u0113-\u0259s" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "abusive", "contumelious", "invective", "scurrile", "scurril", "scurrilous", "truculent", "vitriolic", "vituperative", "vituperatory" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092250", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "opprobrium":{ "antonyms":[ "credit", "honor" ], "definitions":{ ": contempt , reproach":[ "The bombing of the church was met with widespread opprobrium ." ], ": public disgrace or ill fame that follows from conduct considered grossly wrong or vicious":[ "Collaborators with the enemy did not escape the opprobrium of the townspeople." ], ": something that brings disgrace":[] }, "examples":[ "They're going ahead with the plan despite public opprobrium .", "saw no reason why \u201csecretary\u201d should suddenly become a term of opprobrium among the politically correct", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Though public outrage can sway decision-makers in Hollywood, European opprobrium remains less of a factor. \u2014 Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone , 25 May 2022", "This is perhaps why the reforming Meghan Markle, a Hollywood outsider uncharmed by the Windsor way, receives such opprobrium . \u2014 Charles Arrowsmith, Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022", "Asked whether Candle Media intended to continue its partnership with Will Smith, who has faced opprobrium since slapping comedian Chris Rock at the Oscars last weekend, Mayer said there were no plans to divest Candle Media\u2019s stake in Westbrook. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 4 Apr. 2022", "If bad governments veer into committing war crimes and genocide, then the Western companies who work with these regimes risk the same opprobrium that befell Swiss banks, Ford, and IBM for their collaboration with Nazi Germany. \u2014 David Kamenetzky And Leopoldo L\u00f3pez, Fortune , 21 Apr. 2022", "The collaborative act opened all parties to the opprobrium of their respective people. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Jan. 2022", "More notable than Hemedti\u2019s public show of allegiance to Russia during this moment of international opprobrium was that Lavrov actually made time for Hemedti at such a critical juncture. \u2014 Time , 8 Apr. 2022", "The plan flopped in the face of opprobrium from fans and national governments. \u2014 David Hellier, Bloomberg.com , 18 Mar. 2022", "His predecessor as prime minister, Theresa May, summed up the gathering sense of opprobrium . \u2014 New York Times , 31 Jan. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1647, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "borrowed from Latin, derivative (with -ium, deverbal suffix of function or state) of opprobr\u0101re \"to bring up as a reproach,\" from ob- ob- + -probr\u0101re, verbal derivative of probrum \"reproach, insult, disgrace,\" probably noun derivative of *pro-fro- \"brought up against someone (as a reproach),\" going back to Indo-European *pro-bhr-o, from *pro- \"before\" + *bhr-, ablaut grade of *bher- \"carry, bring\" \u2014 more at for entry 1 , bear entry 2":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u0259-\u02c8pr\u014d-br\u0113-\u0259m" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "disgrace", "dishonor", "reflection", "reproach", "scandal" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052615", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "oppugn":{ "antonyms":[ "accept", "believe", "embrace", "swallow" ], "definitions":{ ": to call into question":[], ": to fight against":[] }, "examples":[ "had the temerity to oppugn the merits of a study in a discipline that he knows nothing about", "guardians of liberty who staunchly oppugned tyranny, whether from the right or the left" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English oppugnen, opugnen \"to attack, repudiate,\" borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French oppugner \"to attack, assault, attack the truth of,\" borrowed from Latin oppugn\u0101re \"to attack, assault, oppose in speech or action,\" from ob- ob- + pugn\u0101re \"to fight\" \u2014 more at pungent":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u00e4-", "\u0259-\u02c8py\u00fcn" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "challenge", "contest", "dispute", "impeach", "query", "question" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103406", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "oppo":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": damaging information about a political candidate that is gathered and used or made public usually by an opponent's camp":[ "\"I mean, everybody has oppo on their opponents, but nobody admits it.\"", "\u2014 Ryan Grimm", "The GOP sure has the goods on Erica McAdoo. On Thursday, NC House Republicans released a 35-page report\u2014known as \" oppo \" to political insiders and observers\u2014on the NC House 63 candidate from Alamance County.", "\u2014 The Charlotte Observer", "\u2026 the crucial revelation here is that when you make a political consultant your senior policy adviser, spin supplants substance, oppo research rules and winning the news cycle becomes more important than winning the war.", "\u2014 Joe Klein", "Dirty politics has been around since Thomas Jefferson's oppo researchers went after Alexander Hamilton's mistress in 1800, but there's more money in it these days.", "\u2014 Stephanie Mencimer", "\"\u2026 put out a series of talking points that looked like an oppo dump that you'd put out on a political opponent \u2026\"", "\u2014 Jeremy Diamond" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8\u00e4-(\u02cc)p\u014d" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "shortened from opposition research, with assimilation to -o entry 1":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1990, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-172146" }, "opposite tide":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": high tide at a corresponding place on the opposite side of the earth accompanying a high tide at any given place \u2014 compare direct tide":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175209" }, "oppilative":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": tending to oppilate : obstructive , constipating":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin oppilat us + English -ive":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-183717" }, "oppone":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": oppose":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin opponere":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190950" }, "opponency":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": opposition , antagonism":[], ": the action of maintaining an opposing argument in or opening an academic disputation (as in trying for a degree) by proposing objections to a tenet":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u0259\u02c8p\u014dn\u0259ns\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "opponent entry 2 + -cy":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-191331" }, "opposite/other extreme":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192735" }, "oppositeness":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "preposition" ], "definitions":{ ": set over against something that is at the other end or side of an intervening (see intervene sense 4 ) line or space":[ "opposite interior angles", "opposite ends of a diameter" ], ": situated in pairs on an axis (see axis sense 3 ) with each member being separated from the other by half the circumference (see circumference sense 2 ) of the axis":[ "opposite leaves" ], "\u2014 compare alternate":[ "opposite leaves" ], ": occupying an opposing and often antagonistic position":[ "opposite sides of the question" ], ": diametrically different (as in nature or character)":[ "opposite meanings" ], ": contrary to one another or to a thing specified : reverse":[ "gave them opposite directions" ], ": being the other of a pair that are corresponding (see corresponding sense 1a ) or complementary (see complementary sense 2 ) in position, function, or nature":[ "In the final position, the two exchanged rooks and left bishops of opposite color, a position that often leads to a draw \u2026", "\u2014 The Chicago Sun Times" ], "\u2014 see also opposite sex":[ "In the final position, the two exchanged rooks and left bishops of opposite color, a position that often leads to a draw \u2026", "\u2014 The Chicago Sun Times" ], ": of, relating to, or being the side of a baseball field that is near the first base line for a right-handed batter and near the third base line for a left-handed batter":[], ": something that is opposed to some other often specified thing":[], ": antonym":[], ": on or to an opposite side":[], ": across from and usually facing or on the same level with":[ "sat opposite each other" ], ": in a role complementary to":[ "played opposite the leading man in the comedy" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8\u00e4-p\u0259-z\u0259t", "\u02c8\u00e4p-s\u0259t" ], "synonyms":[ "antipodal", "antipodean", "antithetical", "contradictory", "contrary", "diametric", "diametrical", "polar" ], "antonyms":[ "antipode", "antithesis", "contrary", "counter", "negative", "obverse", "reverse" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for opposite Adjective opposite , contradictory , contrary , antithetical mean being so far apart as to be or seem irreconcilable. opposite applies to things in sharp contrast or in conflict. opposite views on foreign aid contradictory applies to two things that completely negate each other so that if one is true or valid the other must be untrue or invalid. made contradictory predictions about whether the market would rise or fall contrary implies extreme divergence or diametrical opposition. contrary assessments of the war situation antithetical stresses clear and unequivocal diametrical opposition. a law that is antithetical to the very idea of democracy", "examples":[ "Adjective", "The two boys lived on opposite sides of the street.", "the opposite bank of the river", "Fold the bottom right corner of the paper over to the opposite corner.", "The two scientists had the same information but reached opposite conclusions.", "They represent opposite sides of the issue.", "They ran in opposite directions.", "Her music is at the opposite end of the spectrum from the music her mother made.", "Noun", "\u201cWet\u201d is the opposite of \u201cdry.\u201d", "The terms \u201cblack\u201d and \u201cwhite\u201d are opposites .", "Adverb", "I sat down and he sat opposite .", "Preposition", "She lives in the house opposite ours.", "The school is opposite a park.", "I played opposite the best player in the league.", "She stars opposite Clint Eastwood in her latest movie.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "On the opposite end of the Axta Blanco spectrum, Rosoff pours a peppery, full-throttle number from Italian producer Fred Jerbis that\u2019s aged in cherry-wood barrels. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022", "The show\u2019s peak moment at the opposite end of that scale, though, continues to be a longtime highlight that has everyone but Carlile and the Hanseroths leaving the stage (even the excellent four-piece string section that augmented so many numbers). \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 26 June 2022", "The more comprehensive documents might be worthwhile to facilitate tax planning (or on the opposite end of the wealth spectrum Medicaid planning). \u2014 Martin Shenkman, Forbes , 24 June 2022", "At the opposite end was Phil Mickelson, who celebrated his 52nd birthday \u2014 on the golf course, anyway \u2014 with a four-putt double bogey on his way to a 78. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 17 June 2022", "At the opposite end was Phil Mickelson, who celebrated his 52nd birthday \u2014 on the golf course, anyway \u2014 with a four-putt double bogey on his way to a 78. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 16 June 2022", "At the opposite end was Phil Mickelson, who celebrated his 52nd birthday \u2014 on the golf course, anyway \u2014 with a four-putt double bogey on his way to a 78. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 June 2022", "On the opposite end, the bill also faced some wariness from crypto enthusiasts. \u2014 Andrew R. Chow, Time , 7 June 2022", "On the opposite end of the financial spectrum is the issue of extreme frugality. \u2014 Fortune , 29 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Having broken up, Stewart and Lennox decided, without even much discussion, to form a duo together, though that was the opposite of the way these things usually worked. \u2014 Allison Stewart, Washington Post , 30 June 2022", "However, the fourth day was the opposite of the charm. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 30 June 2022", "And the preemption rule applicable to them is exactly the opposite of the normal rule. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 29 June 2022", "Quiet, mostly: The characters \u2014 also including a family friend named Justice (Deirdre O\u2019Connell) and a hermitlike artist named Lot (Harold Surratt) \u2014 are the opposite of aggressive. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022", "David Peterson, the starter Wednesday night, was the opposite . \u2014 Stefan Bondy, Hartford Courant , 15 June 2022", "Wendy may be the opposite of Kate, but she too is troubled by of the court mandate. \u2014 Lisa Kennedy, Variety , 8 June 2022", "This sort of soft focus is pretty much the opposite of squinting at a screen. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 8 June 2022", "The outcome was the opposite of the verdict in Heard and Depp\u2019s previous defamation trial in the U.K., which the actress won. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 2 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb", "Not since Kanye and Drake played the Coliseum together six months ago has there been a coming together of forces quite so opposite on a stage in Los Angeles, or maybe anywhere. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 4 June 2022", "Be unafraid to follow your heart after doing the exact opposite for far too long. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 28 Mar. 2022", "The men stand opposite in Levi\u2019s jeans, Pendleton vests, bowler hats and bolo ties. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 May 2022", "He was expected to battle second-year pro Marco Wilson for a starting spot opposite or in addition to Byron Murphy Jr. \u2014 Bob Mcmanaman, The Arizona Republic , 30 May 2022", "Bond yields move opposite to bond prices which means that rising yields are tough on bullish bond speculators. \u2014 Jj Kinahan, Forbes , 29 Sep. 2021", "The result was what scholars call a boomerang effect, meaning when an intervention produces an effect opposite to that intended. \u2014 Gleb Tsipursky, Fortune , 20 May 2022", "Yeoh starred opposite Pierce Brosnan and went toe-to-toe with 007. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 10 May 2022", "The blast gutted a historic 1886 fire watchtower and the school opposite . \u2014 Tim Judah, The New York Review of Books , 28 Apr. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition", "Cooper is starring in the title role opposite Carey Mulligan as Bernstein\u2019s wife Felicia Montealegre. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 20 June 2022", "Lady Gaga is in talks to star opposite Joaquin Phoenix in the sequel to Joker, according to The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 14 June 2022", "Lady Gaga is in early talks to star opposite Joaquin Phoenix in director Todd Phillips\u2019 sequel to Joker, the 2019 Oscar-winning, $1 billion Warner Bros. hit based on the DC character. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 June 2022", "Cross-legged opposite Cooper in her fleecy armchairs, assuming the roles of therapist and client feels inevitable. \u2014 Beatrice Hazelhurst, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022", "But, Teller showed glimmers of his future leading man talents acting opposite Kidman, at times matching her emotional command in a role that scored her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 9 June 2022", "Just opposite the Royal Mews of Buckingham Palace, the Rubens at the Palace will offer its Queen\u2019s Platinum Jubilee Afternoon Tea all summer long. \u2014 Sean Santiago, ELLE Decor , 26 May 2022", "The most common themes that emerged among respondents, Barnack-Tavlaris said, were the potential for such policies to support menstruators and \u2014 opposite that \u2014 concerns about fairness toward men. \u2014 Angela Haupt, Washington Post , 25 May 2022", "Delpit flashed enough big playmaking ability last season to warrant more playing time in 2022, probably even a starting role opposite John Johnson III. \u2014 Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland , 26 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin oppositus, from past participle of opp\u014dnere \"to place (over or against), place as an obstacle, set in opposition to, argue in reply\" \u2014 more at oppose":"Adjective", "Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin oppositus, noun derivative from past participle of opp\u014dnere \"to place (over or against), place as an obstacle, set in opposition to, argue in reply\" \u2014 more at oppose":"Noun", "derivative of opposite entry 1":"Preposition" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "1667, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb", "1758, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Preposition" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211848" }, "oppilation":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an act of oppilating or the state of being oppilated : obstruction":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin oppilation-, oppilatio , from oppilatus + -ion-, -io -ion":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-213434" }, "opposing":{ "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to place over against something so as to provide resistance, counterbalance , or contrast":[ "one military force opposed to another", "concreteness as opposed to abstraction", "\u2014 L. E. Lynch" ], ": to place opposite or against something":[ "oppose the enemy", "oppose a congressional bill" ], ": to offer resistance to":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u0259-\u02c8p\u014dz" ], "synonyms":[ "buck", "defy", "fight", "repel", "resist", "withstand" ], "antonyms":[ "bow (to)", "capitulate (to)", "give in (to)", "knuckle under (to)", "stoop (to)", "submit (to)", "succumb (to)", "surrender (to)", "yield (to)" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for oppose oppose , combat , resist , withstand mean to set oneself against someone or something. oppose can apply to any conflict, from mere objection to bitter hostility or warfare. opposed the plan combat stresses the forceful or urgent countering of something. combat disease resist implies an overt recognition of a hostile or threatening force and a positive effort to counteract or repel it. resisting temptation withstand suggests a more passive resistance. trying to withstand peer pressure", "examples":[ "The governor opposes the death penalty.", "The change is opposed by many of the town's business leaders.", "The group opposes the mayor and is trying to find a candidate to run against her.", "You've opposed every suggestion I've made.", "He met the man who will oppose him in the next election.", "These two teams opposed each other in last year's playoffs.", "We're hoping we can get more senators to oppose the legislation.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Many moderate Democrats, including Lamont, and most Republicans, including GOP gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski, oppose increasing state income taxes on wealthy households. \u2014 Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant , 30 June 2022", "But some environmental groups oppose the programs, which rely on the aerial spraying of pesticides across large swaths of land. \u2014 Claire Rush, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022", "But some environmental groups oppose the programs, which rely on the aerial spraying of pesticides across large swaths of land. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 June 2022", "But some people, including two of Lumumba\u2019s sons, oppose the tooth's restitution. \u2014 Helena Skinner, NBC News , 20 June 2022", "Transgender advocates oppose any regulation before high school, when no college scholarships or state championships are at stake. \u2014 David Wharton, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022", "Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's signs oppose each other. \u2014 Amanda Taheri, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022", "Independent and moderate voters generally oppose broad student loan cancellation. \u2014 Zack Friedman, Forbes , 10 June 2022", "National nursing home industry groups oppose such requirements. \u2014 Susan Jaffe, Fortune , 10 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English opposen \"to question, examine, accuse\" (as past participle opposed \"opposite, contrary\"), borrowed from Anglo-French opposer \"to counter, argue in opposition, question, interrogate,\" re-formation, with poser \"to place, pose entry 1 ,\" of Latin opp\u014dnere (perfect opposu\u012b, past participle oppositus ) \"to place (over or against), place as an obstacle, set in opposition to, argue in reply,\" from ob- ob- + p\u014dnere \"to place, set\" \u2014 more at position entry 1":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-222023" }, "oppilate":{ "type":[ "transitive verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to stop up : fill with obstructions : block up : obstruct":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8\u00e4p\u0259\u02ccl\u0101t" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin oppilatus , past participle of oppilare to stop up, from ob- + pilare to ram down, thrust, from pila mortar; akin to Latin pinsere to pound, crush":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-035501" }, "oppignorate":{ "type":[ "transitive verb" ], "definitions":{ ": pledge , pawn":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin oppignoratus, oppigneratus , past participle of oppignorare, oppignerare to pawn, from ob- + pignorare, pignerare to pledge":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-070751" }, "opposite lady":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the woman of the couple opposite a man in a square dance set \u2014 compare corner lady , partner":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-081240" }, "oppidum":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "-d\u0259m" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin, fortified town, barriers of a circus; probably from ob to, before, in the way of + ped- pes foot":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-120239" }, "opposite number":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a member of a system or class who holds relatively the same position as a particular member in a corresponding system or class : counterpart":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Turner's opposite number , FC Cincinnati goalkeeper Roman Celentano, should provide formidable opposition to Turner as Celentano boasts an 84% save percentage. \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 20 May 2022", "Through four innings, Gallen was one-upped by his opposite number , left-hander Julio Urias. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 27 Apr. 2022", "That's the role Butler is in talks for, which would present him as the biggest rival and opposite number of Paul. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 10 Mar. 2022", "The current leader of the Senate, Democrat Chuck Schumer, is 70, but his opposite number , Mitch McConnell, is 79. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 25 Sep. 2021", "His opposite number will be veteran ASU QB Jayden Daniels, also a dangerous dual threat with 307 yards by air and 165 by land thus far. \u2014 Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY , 18 Sep. 2021", "Vermeer's opposite number , Carlos Coronel, made two saves to preserve his side of the shutout. \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 13 Aug. 2021", "Vermeer's opposite number , Carlos Coronel, made two saves to preserve his side of the shutout. \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 13 Aug. 2021", "Cal Quantrill has the ball for the Indians in his first career start against the Sox in a very solid third season - like his opposite number , Quantrill threw seven shutout innings his last time out. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Aug. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1906, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-143351" }, "opposite-leaved":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": having opposite leaves":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-220426" }, "oppidan":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a resident of a town : townsman":[], ": an inhabitant of a university town not a member of the university":[], ": a university student living in the town rather than at a college":[], ": a student at Eton College living in a residence owned by the school but situated in the town outside the limits of the original foundation \u2014 compare colleger":[], ": of or relating to a town or to town as opposed to country":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-d\u1d4an", "\"", "\u02c8\u00e4p\u0259d\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin oppidanus , from oppidanus , adjective":"Noun", "Latin oppidanus , from oppidum + -anus -an":"Adjective" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-193345" }, "Oppenheimer":{ "type":[ "biographical name" ], "definitions":{ "(Julius) Robert 1904\u20131967 American physicist":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8\u00e4-p\u0259n-\u02cch\u012b-m\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-231745" }, "Oppenheim":{ "type":[ "biographical name" ], "definitions":{ "Edward Phillips 1866\u20131946 English novelist":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8\u00e4-p\u0259n-\u02cch\u012bm" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-045024" }, "Oppenauer oxidation":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the oxidation of a saturated or unsaturated secondary alcohol (as cholesterol) to the corresponding ketone by reaction with acetone or other ketone in the presence of aluminum tert -butoxide or aluminum isopropoxide \u2014 compare meerwein-ponndorf reaction":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-au\u0307\u0259-", "\u02c8\u00e4p\u0259\u02ccnau\u0307(\u0259)r" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "after Rupert V. Oppenaur 20th century Austrian chemist":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-200307" }, "opp":{ "type":[ "abbreviation" ], "definitions":{ "opposite":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-004259" } }