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
Philippine–American War United States Army via predicate surface "opponent"
Philippine–American War Philippine Revolutionary Army via predicate surface "opponent"
Soviet armed forces NATO via predicate surface "opposedTo"
surface form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Soviet armed forces United States Armed Forces via predicate surface "opposedTo"
Piers Plowman corrupt clergy via predicate surface "criticizes"
Piers Plowman abuses in the medieval Church via predicate surface "criticizes"
Piers Plowman social inequality via predicate surface "criticizes"
Greek National Army Democratic Army of Greece via predicate surface "opponent"
Kosovo War Slobodan Milošević via predicate surface "opponent"
surface form: Slobodan Milošević government
Kosovo War Kosovo Liberation Army via predicate surface "opponent"
surface form: Kosovo Albanian separatists
Operation Serval Ansar Dine via predicate surface "opponent"
Operation Serval Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb via predicate surface "opponent"
Operation Serval Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb via predicate surface "opponent"
surface form: Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa
Operation Serval Islamist militants in northern Mali via predicate surface "opponent"
Greensboro sit-ins racial segregation via predicate surface "opposedTo"
Greensboro sit-ins segregationist business owners via predicate surface "opponent"
Greensboro sit-ins local segregationist authorities via predicate surface "opponent"
White Terror
surface form: White Terror (Russian Civil War)
Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Bolsheviks) via predicate surface "opposedTo"
surface form: Bolsheviks
White Terror
surface form: White Terror (Russian Civil War)
Red Army via predicate surface "opposedTo"
White Terror
surface form: White Terror (Russian Civil War)
Soviet government via predicate surface "opposedTo"
Second Coalition French First Republic via predicate surface "opposed"
Second Coalition French Revolutionary Wars via predicate surface "opposed"
surface form: Revolutionary France
Seward’s Icebox William H. Seward’s decision to purchase Alaska via predicate surface "criticizes"
VVD high taxation via predicate surface "opposes"
VVD large welfare state via predicate surface "opposes"
National Assembly at Epidaurus Ottoman Empire via predicate surface "opposedTo"
Armed Forces Movement Estado Novo (Portugal) via predicate surface "opposed"
surface form: Estado Novo
Armed Forces Movement Estado Novo regime
surface form: Estado Novo secret police
Armed Forces Movement Marcelo Caetano
surface form: Marcelo Caetano government
Maid Marian Sheriff of Nottingham via predicate surface "opposes"
Maid Marian corrupt authorities via predicate surface "opposes"
d'Artagnan Cardinal Richelieu via predicate surface "enemyOf"
d'Artagnan Milady de Winter via predicate surface "enemyOf"
Harvard Crimson men’s rowing Yale Bulldogs men’s rowing via predicate surface "rival"
Harvard Crimson men’s rowing Princeton Tigers men’s rowing via predicate surface "rival"
Harvard Crimson men’s rowing Brown Bears men’s rowing via predicate surface "rival"
Martin
surface form: Martin Luther King Jr.
racial segregation via predicate surface "opposed"
Operation Crossbow Nazi Germany via predicate surface "opponent"
Henry VII of England Richard III of England via predicate surface "opponent"
Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka)
surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
Portuguese Empire via predicate surface "resisted"
Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka)
surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
Dutch colonial empire via predicate surface "resisted"
surface form: Dutch Empire
Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka)
surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
British Empire via predicate surface "resisted"
Public Law 107-56 American Civil Liberties Union via predicate surface "criticizedBy"
Nana Sahib British East India Company via predicate surface "opponent"
Nana Sahib British Empire via predicate surface "opponent"
Albany Movement Albany city government via predicate surface "opponent"
Albany Movement Albany city government via predicate surface "opponent"
surface form: Albany Police Department
Albany Movement segregationist officials in Albany via predicate surface "opponent"
Albany Movement Police Chief Laurie Pritchett via predicate surface "opponent"
White Army Red Army via predicate surface "opposedTo"