opposedBy

P437
predicate

Indicates that one entity actively resists, disagrees with, or works against the actions, views, or position of another entity.

All labels observed (200)

Label Occurrences
opponent 12,807
opposedBy canonical 10,458
opposes 6,798

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: opposedBy
Generated description
Indicates that one entity actively resists, disagrees with, or works against the actions, views, or position of another entity.

Sample triples (62,468)

Subject Object
Whig interpretation of history Herbert Butterfield via predicate surface "criticizedBy"
Whig interpretation of history modern professional historians via predicate surface "criticizedBy"
Indian independence movement British India via predicate surface "opposedTo"
surface form: British colonial rule in India
Indian independence movement British Empire via predicate surface "opponent"
Indian independence movement British India via predicate surface "opponent"
surface form: British Raj
Indian National Congress British colonial rule in India via predicate surface "opposed"
Nathuram Godse Mahatma Gandhi's policy of non-violence via predicate surface "ideologicalOppositionTo"
Nathuram Godse Mahatma Gandhi's stance on Partition via predicate surface "ideologicalOppositionTo"
Fridays for Future fossil fuel expansion via predicate surface "opposes"
Fridays for Future climate inaction via predicate surface "opposes"
"How dare you" speech at the UN in 2019 world leaders via predicate surface "criticizes"
"How dare you" speech at the UN in 2019 government inaction on climate change via predicate surface "criticizes"
Leader of the Opposition (Portugal) Prime Minister of Portugal via predicate surface "opposesOffice"
Prometheus Zeus via predicate surface "opponent"
Prometheus Zeus via predicate surface "enemyOf"
Arianism Athanasius of Alexandria
Arianism Alexander of Alexandria
Arianism Church Fathers
surface form: Cappadocian Fathers
Arianism homoousios of Father and Son via predicate surface "primaryOpponentsDoctrine"
Tritheism Church Fathers
Tritheism St. Thomas Aquinas
surface form: Thomas Aquinas
Tritheism Augustine of Hippo
Tritheism Nicene Creed via predicate surface "contradicts"
Tritheism Athanasian Creed via predicate surface "contradicts"
Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army British Army via predicate surface "primaryOpponents"
Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army Loyalist forces via predicate surface "primaryOpponents"
Hanshin Tigers Yomiuri Giants via predicate surface "rival"
Arab Spring entrenched security apparatuses
Arab Spring ruling regimes
Occupy Wall Street economic inequality via predicate surface "opposedTo"
Occupy Wall Street corporate influence in politics via predicate surface "opposedTo"
Occupy Wall Street Wall Street financial institutions via predicate surface "opposedTo"
Occupy Wall Street wealth concentration among the top 1% via predicate surface "opposedTo"
Russian election protests 2011 alleged fraud in State Duma elections via predicate surface "opposed"
Russian election protests 2011 United Russia party via predicate surface "opposed"
Russian election protests 2011 Vladimir Putin’s continued rule via predicate surface "opposed"
Rice Owls Houston Cougars via predicate surface "rival"
Rice Owls SMU Mustangs via predicate surface "rival"
Rice Owls Texas Longhorns via predicate surface "rival"
Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War Great Britain via predicate surface "opponent"
Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War Patriot forces via predicate surface "opponent"
Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War Continental Army via predicate surface "opponent"
Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War Loyalist militias via predicate surface "opponent"
surface form: Loyalists
Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War British Army via predicate surface "opponent"
Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War Hessian auxiliaries via predicate surface "opponent"
Treaty of Alliance (1778) Kingdom of Great Britain via predicate surface "opposedTo"
French Revolution Louis XVI of France via predicate surface "opposedMonarch"
French Revolution Marie Antoinette via predicate surface "opposedMonarch"
Latin American independence movements Spanish Empire via predicate surface "opposedTo"
Latin American independence movements Portuguese Empire via predicate surface "opposedTo"