opposable

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adjective

Susceptible to being opposed or resisted.

“The thumb is opposable to the forefinger.”

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Meanings

adjectiveopposable (comparative more opposable, superlative most opposable)

comparative more opposable · superlative most opposable

  1. Susceptible to being opposed or resisted.

    Antonyms: unopposable

  2. Capable of being placed opposite something else.

    The thumb is opposable to the forefinger.

    Antonyms: nonopposable

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSusceptible to being opposed or resisted.

Opposite
unopposable

adjectiveCapable of being placed opposite something else.

Opposite
nonopposable

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivecapable of being placed opposite to something

Similar
apposable
Opposite
unopposable
Also see
apposable

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From oppose + -able.

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Translations

Dutch weerstaanbaar, opponeerbaar
  • weerstaanbaarsusceptible to being resisted
  • opponeerbaarcapable of being placed opposite
Finnish vastustettava, vastakkainen
  • vastustettavasusceptible to being resisted
  • vastakkainencapable of being placed opposite
French opposable
  • opposablecapable of being placed opposite
Polish przeciwstawny
  • przeciwstawnycapable of being placed opposite
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APA

opposable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opposable

MLA

“opposable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opposable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “opposable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opposable.

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