relation an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
antipode direct opposite; "quiet: an antipode to focused busyness"
antithesis the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance
conflict an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"
flip side a different aspect of something (especially the opposite aspect); "the flip side of your positive qualities sometimes get out of control"; "on the flip side of partnerships he talked about their competition"
mutual opposition,
polarity a relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies; "he viewed it as a balanced polarity between good and evil"
polarity,
sign having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges); "he got the polarity of the battery reversed"; "charges of opposite sign"
ungradable opposition an opposition that has no intermediate grade; either one or the other
contradictoriness the relation that exists when opposites cannot coexist
contradiction the speech act of contradicting someone; "he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction"
contrary a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false
tertium quid some third thing similar to two opposites but distinct from both
contrary,
opposite,
reverse a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false
inverse,
opposite something inverted in sequence or character or effect; "when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse"
opposition -
a direction opposite to another
direction a general course along which something has a tendency to develop; "I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts"; "his ideals determined the direction of his career"; "they proposed a new direction for the firm"
contestant a person who participates in competitions
Opposition -
the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected; "Her Majesty's loyal opposition"
Opposition -
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with; "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead"
action something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"
lockout a management action resisting employee's demands; employees are barred from entering the workplace until they agree to terms
reaction doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like; "his style of painting was a reaction against cubism"
Opposition -
the act of hostile groups opposing each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"
resistance the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with; "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead"
Opposition -
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"
