oppositional

[ op-uh-zish-uh-nl ]
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adjective
  1. opposing, resisting, or combating; expressing a view or stance against something or someone: In experimental film one often finds an oppositional attitude toward mainstream culture, and a desire to forge an alternative.

  2. expressing antagonism or hostility: Learning effective coping skills can reduce the negative influences of anger, oppositional behavior, and poor impulse control.

  1. relating to or being in a contrastive, symmetrical, or complementary two-way relation: This remote-controlled wooden floor lamp is a simple, efficient, seemingly oppositional pairing of the natural and technological.

Origin of oppositional

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  • Rarely op·po·si·tion·ar·y .

Other words from oppositional

  • un·op·po·si·tion·al, adjective

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