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
Allied bombing of Germany Luftwaffe via predicate surface "opponent"
surface form: German Air Force
Harvard Crimson men’s ice hockey
surface form: Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey
Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey via predicate surface "rival"
Harvard Crimson men’s ice hockey
surface form: Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey
Yale Bulldogs via predicate surface "rival"
surface form: Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey
Harvard Crimson men’s ice hockey
surface form: Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey
Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey via predicate surface "rival"
Harvard Crimson men’s ice hockey
surface form: Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey
Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey via predicate surface "rival"
Selma to Montgomery marches Alabama via predicate surface "opponent"
surface form: Alabama state troopers
Selma to Montgomery marches Dallas County Sheriff’s Office via predicate surface "opponent"
Selma to Montgomery marches segregationist local officials via predicate surface "opponent"
Selma to Montgomery marches George Wallace
surface form: Governor George Wallace
Warsaw Pact NATO
surface form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Warsaw Pact NATO
Crimean War Russia vs. Ottoman Empire via predicate surface "opponent"
Crimean War United Kingdom via predicate surface "opponent"
surface form: Russia vs. Britain
Crimean War Russia vs. France via predicate surface "opponent"
Crimean War Russia vs. Sardinia via predicate surface "opponent"
Soviet 62nd Army German 6th Army via predicate surface "opponent"
Soviet 62nd Army German 4th Panzer Army via predicate surface "opponent"
Soviet 62nd Army Axis forces at Stalingrad via predicate surface "opponent"
Mannerheim Line Red Army
Mannerheim Line Soviet Union
Battle of Changsha Chinese forces via predicate surface "opponent"
Battle of Changsha Japanese forces via predicate surface "opponent"
Chiang Kai-shek Chinese Communist Party
Chiang Kai-shek Mao Zedong
Intolerable Acts Thirteen Colonies
surface form: American colonists
Intolerable Acts Patriot leaders
Intolerable Acts First Continental Congress
New Look defense policy Soviet Union via predicate surface "mainOpponent"
Louis Agassiz theory of evolution by natural selection via predicate surface "opposed"
The Spirit of the Laws absolute monarchy via predicate surface "opposes"
The Spirit of the Laws slavery via predicate surface "opposes"
The Wealth of Nations mercantilism via predicate surface "opposes"
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman female subordination via predicate surface "arguesAgainst"
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman patriarchal social structures via predicate surface "arguesAgainst"
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman sentimental views of femininity via predicate surface "arguesAgainst"
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman Jean-Jacques Rousseau's views on women's education via predicate surface "criticizes"
Partition of Bengal 1905 Indian National Congress
Partition of Bengal 1905 Bengali Hindu middle class
Partition of Bengal 1905 Indian nationalist leaders
Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam Republic of Vietnam
Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam United States of America
surface form: United States
Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam anti-communist allies
Nguyen Van Thieu (indirectly through South Vietnamese delegation)
surface form: Nguyen Van Thieu
Democratic Republic of Vietnam via predicate surface "opposedTo"
surface form: North Vietnam
Nguyen Van Thieu (indirectly through South Vietnamese delegation)
surface form: Nguyen Van Thieu
Viet Cong via predicate surface "opposedTo"
Nguyen Van Thieu (indirectly through South Vietnamese delegation)
surface form: Nguyen Van Thieu
communism in Vietnam via predicate surface "opposedTo"
Middle East shuttle diplomacy Soviet Union
Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign Donald Trump presidential campaigns via predicate surface "opponent"
surface form: Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign
Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign Bernie Sanders via predicate surface "primaryOpponent"
Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign Martin O’Malley via predicate surface "primaryOpponent"
Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign Donald Trump via predicate surface "debatedOpponent"