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
Rutgers Scarlet Knights football Penn State Nittany Lions football via predicate surface "rival"
Rutgers Scarlet Knights football Syracuse Orange football via predicate surface "rival"
Rutgers Scarlet Knights football Seton Hall Pirates (historical, non-football) via predicate surface "rival"
Black Hawk United States of America via predicate surface "countryOpposed"
surface form: United States
Black Hawk United States expansion into Native American lands via predicate surface "resisted"
Indian Removal policy of the United States Christian missionaries via predicate surface "criticizedBy"
Indian Removal policy of the United States some members of the U.S. Congress via predicate surface "criticizedBy"
Indian Removal policy of the United States abolitionists and humanitarians via predicate surface "criticizedBy"
Axis Allies of World War II via predicate surface "opposed"
surface form: Allied powers
Anschluss of Austria Kurt Schuschnigg
Case White Poland via predicate surface "opponent"
Case White Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland
surface form: Polish Armed Forces
May Coup of 1926 government forces of the Second Polish Republic via predicate surface "opponent"
May Coup of 1926 supporters of President Stanisław Wojciechowski via predicate surface "opponent"
May Coup of 1926 supporters of Prime Minister Wincenty Witos via predicate surface "opponent"
CommissarOrderImplementation some German officers
LebensraumPolicy Allies of World War II
surface form: Allied powers
National Industrial Recovery Act some business groups
National Industrial Recovery Act some labor activists
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 many large utility holding companies
Revenue Act of 1935 many business interests
Revenue Act of 1935 conservative politicians
Kochikai faction of the Liberal Democratic Party
surface form: Kochikai
hardline nationalist foreign policy within the LDP via predicate surface "opposes"
Kochikai faction of the Liberal Democratic Party
surface form: Kochikai
radical economic deregulation via predicate surface "opposes"
Center for Inquiry religious privilege in law via predicate surface "opposes"
Center for Inquiry pseudoscience via predicate surface "opposes"
Center for Inquiry alternative medicine without evidence via predicate surface "opposes"
Center for Inquiry blasphemy laws via predicate surface "opposes"
Combined Fleet United States Navy via predicate surface "opponent"
Combined Fleet Royal Navy via predicate surface "opponent"
Combined Fleet Royal Australian Navy via predicate surface "opponent"
Combined Fleet Royal Netherlands Navy via predicate surface "opponent"
surface form: Dutch Navy in the East Indies
National Revolutionary Army (nominally, during United Front)
surface form: National Revolutionary Army
warlords in China via predicate surface "opponent"
National Revolutionary Army (nominally, during United Front)
surface form: National Revolutionary Army
Japanese colonial empire via predicate surface "opponent"
surface form: Empire of Japan
National Revolutionary Army (nominally, during United Front)
surface form: National Revolutionary Army
Imperial Japanese Army via predicate surface "opponent"
National Revolutionary Army (nominally, during United Front)
surface form: National Revolutionary Army
collaborationist forces of Wang Jingwei regime via predicate surface "opponent"
National Revolutionary Army (nominally, during United Front)
surface form: National Revolutionary Army
Chinese Communist forces outside United Front periods via predicate surface "opponent"
Second United Front Japanese colonial empire via predicate surface "opponent"
surface form: Empire of Japan
Second United Front Imperial Japanese Army via predicate surface "opponent"
British colonial authorities Second Continental Congress
surface form: Continental Congress
British colonial authorities Patriot leaders
Loyalist militias Patriot forces via predicate surface "opposedTo"
Loyalist militias Continental Army
Loyalist militias Patriot militias
Young Pioneers religious belief via predicate surface "opposedTo"
August 1991 Soviet coup attempt Boris Yeltsin
August 1991 Soviet coup attempt Russian democratic movement
Juche foreign domination via predicate surface "opposes"
Juche dependence on great powers via predicate surface "opposes"
Chinese Revolution Republic of China via predicate surface "opponent"
surface form: Republic of China government