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| averse |
strongly opposed or disinclined; unwilling (usu. fol. by "to"). |
| bight |
the loop or slack part of a rope, as opposed to the ends. [1/3 definitions] |
| bourgeois |
in Marxist theory, a member of the capitalist class, opposed to the proletariat in the class struggle. [1/6 definitions] |
| box2 |
to employ cleverness, evasion, and anticipation in a boxing match, as opposed to sheer strength or force. [1/6 definitions] |
| brick-and-mortar |
pertaining to a business that operates out of a physical location as opposed to providing online products and services. |
| by accident |
due to chance, as opposed to plan. [1/2 definitions] |
| civil |
of the daily activities of citizens as opposed to those of religious or military groups. [1/3 definitions] |
| civilization |
a place offering human society and modern convenience, as opposed to the wilderness. [1/6 definitions] |
| civvies |
(informal) civilian clothing, as opposed to military uniform. |
| clinical |
of or related to direct observation and treatment of patients, as opposed to theory or laboratory research. [1/3 definitions] |
| clinician |
a doctor who studies or practices medicine by direct observation and treatment, as opposed to theory or laboratory research. |
| colloquial |
of or pertaining to conversation, as opposed to formal writing. [1/2 definitions] |
| commodities trade |
the purchase and sale of raw goods, such as agricultural products or materials derived from natural resources, that have uniform value across an economic market, as opposed to the purchase and sale of services or branded products. |
| commodity |
a product, as opposed to a service, that can be bought and sold, esp. an agricultural or mining product. [1/2 definitions] |
| commonality |
the common people, as opposed to those of the upper classes; commonalty. [1/2 definitions] |
| commonalty |
the common people, as opposed to those of the upper classes; commonality. [1/3 definitions] |
| commoner |
one of the common people, as opposed to the aristocracy or the upper classes. |
| compulsion |
an irresistible impulse, usu. to do or say something opposed by one's rational mind. [1/3 definitions] |
| contrariwise |
with an opposed opinion or attitude; in opposition. [1/2 definitions] |
| counter3 |
contrary; opposed. [1/8 definitions] |
| counterrevolutionary |
of, relating to, or involved in activity opposed to revolution. [1/2 definitions] |
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