as opposed to

preposition

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

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Meanings

preposition
  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.

    Synonyms: as against

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
as against
Also see
as against

Translations

Arabic فِي مُقَابِل, عَلَى نَقْيِض
  • فِي مُقَابِل (fī muqābil)in contrast to
  • عَلَى نَقْيِض (ʕalā naqyiḍ)in contrast to
  • بَدَلًا مِن (badalan min)in contrast to
Chinese Mandarin 與...不同 /与...不同
  • 與...不同 /与...不同 (yǔ ... bùtóng)in contrast to
Dutch in tegenstelling tot
  • in tegenstelling totin contrast to
Finnish toisin kuin
  • toisin kuinin contrast to
French par opposition à
  • par opposition àin contrast to
German im Gegensatz zu, im Unterschied zu
  • im Gegensatz zuin contrast to
  • im Unterschied zuin contrast to
Greek κατ’ αντιδιαστολή προς, σε αντιδιαστολή προς
  • κατ’ αντιδιαστολή προς (kat’ antidiastolí pros)in contrast to
  • σε αντιδιαστολή προς (se antidiastolí pros)in contrast to
  • σε αντίθεση με (se antíthesi me)in contrast to
Hungarian szembeállítva
  • szembeállítvain contrast to
Icelandic öfugt við, í ósamræmi við
  • öfugt viðin contrast to
  • í ósamræmi viðin contrast to
Irish seachas, murab ionann is
  • seachasin contrast to
  • murab ionann isin contrast to
Italian invece di
  • invece diin contrast to
Japanese に対して
  • に対して (ni taishite)in contrast to
Korean 에 비교하여, 에 대하여
  • 에 비교하여 (e bigyohayeo)in contrast to
  • 에 대하여 (e daehayeo)in contrast to
  • 보다는 (bodaneun)in contrast to
Lithuanian priešingai nei
  • priešingai neiin contrast to
Norwegian Bokmål i motsetning til, til forskjell fra
  • i motsetning tilin contrast to
  • til forskjell frain contrast to
Polish w przeciwieństwie do
  • w przeciwieństwie doin contrast to
Portuguese em vez de
  • em vez dein contrast to
Romanian în contrast cu, spre deosebire de
  • în contrast cuin contrast to
  • spre deosebire dein contrast to
Spanish en contraposición a, a diferencia de
  • en contraposición ain contrast to
  • a diferencia dein contrast to
  • en oposición ain contrast to
Swedish till skillnad från
  • till skillnad frånin contrast to
Cite this entry
APA

as opposed to. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20opposed%20to

MLA

“as opposed to.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20opposed%20to. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “as opposed to,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20opposed%20to.

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