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UNOPPOSED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unopposed mean?
• UNOPPOSED (adjective)
The adjective UNOPPOSED has 1 sense:
1. not having opposition or an opponent
Familiarity information: UNOPPOSED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not having opposition or an opponent
Context example:
the candidate was unopposed
Antonym:
opposed (being in opposition or having an opponent)
Context examples
Because chronic estrogen stimulation unopposed by progesterone may increase the risk of the endometrial carcinoma, administration of a combination estrogen-progestin in postmenopause may reduce the risk for women who require estrogen replacement therapy.
(Estradiol/Norethindrone Acetate Tablet, NCI Thesaurus)
An exotropia occurs due to the relatively unopposed force exerted on the eye by the lateral rectus muscle, which pulls the eye in an outward direction.
(Divergent Strabismus, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
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