seem opposed
Frequency: 5.02.1 per million words
To appear to be very different.
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Examples (10)
- The two sets of values seemed mutually opposed.
- His actions seemed directly opposed to the values of the company.
- Their initial proposals seem entirely opposed, making negotiation difficult.
- At first glance, the two theories might seem diametrically opposed.
- Despite their similar goals, their methods seem fundamentally opposed.
- The evidence collected seemed sharply opposed to the defendant's testimony.
- His personal beliefs often seem utterly opposed to his public statements.
- The artistic styles of the two painters seem completely opposed, yet both are revered.
- Her natural tendencies seem sometimes opposed to the strict rules of the institution.
- The ideas presented in the essay seem almost opposed to conventional wisdom.