English Explanatory Dictionary

as opposed to

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep
  1. In contrast to, rather than, instead of; particularly used in defining a concept by providing an example that does not fall inside the concept.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

as opposed to

Synonyms

as against
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