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Opposition vs Unopposedly - What's the difference?

opposition | unopposedly |

As a noun opposition

is the action of opposing or of being in conflict.

As an adverb unopposedly is

in an unopposed manner; without opposition.

opposition

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
  • An opposite or contrasting position.
  • An opponent in some form of competition.
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  • (astronomy) The apparent relative position of two celestial bodies when one is at an angle of 180 degrees from the other as seen from the Earth.
  • (senseid)(politics) A political party or movement opposed to the party or government in power.
  • (legal) In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to prevent the registration of a trademark or patent.
  • (chess) A position in which the player on the move must yield with his king allowing his opponent to advance with his own king.
  • Antonyms

    * apposition

    unopposedly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In an unopposed manner; without opposition.