The clue “Opposed” has led to these answers in published crosswords. Each option below has been tested through solving patterns that line up with the format you’re currently working on.
Answers:
- AVERSE
- COUNTERED
- ANTI
- RESISTED
- ADVERSE
- RESISTANT
- AGAINST
- WENTAGAINST
- HOSTILE
- CONTRADICTORY
- COUNTER
Synonyms and Definitions
AVERSE
- Synonyms: antipathetic, antipathetical, indisposed, loath, loth
COUNTERED
- Synonyms: anticipate, counter, foresee, forestall
RESISTED
- Synonyms: balk, baulk, defy, dissent, fend, hold out, jib, protest, refuse, reject, resist, stand, stand firm, withstand
ADVERSE
- Synonyms: contrary, inauspicious, untoward
RESISTANT
- Synonyms: immune, insubordinate, repellent, resistive, tolerant
HOSTILE
- Synonyms: uncongenial, unfriendly
CONTRADICTORY
- Synonyms: at odds, conflicting, confounding, mutually exclusive, self-contradictory
COUNTER
- Synonyms: antagonistic, buffet, comeback, counterpunch, heel counter, parry, rejoinder, replication, retort, return, riposte, sideboard, tabulator