adjective
- characterized by resistance to or defiance of authority, control, or convention
- relating to or involving opposition or contrast
Examples
- The teenager displayed oppositional behavior toward his parents’ rules.
- Her oppositional stance made negotiations difficult.
- The child was diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder.
- The two political parties took oppositional views on the issue.
- His oppositional attitude toward authority got him in trouble at school.
- The oppositional forces clashed during the debate.
- She had an oppositional response to every suggestion made.