as opposed to

as opposed to

Instead of; in contrast to. We're going to Florida for our vacation this year, as opposed to the local beach. As opposed to sitting around watching TV, you could be working on your paper. A computer glitch caused the stock to be sold for $100 per share as opposed to $10, causing a panic in the market.

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as opˈposed to

(written) used to make a contrast between two things: 200 people attended, as opposed to 300 the previous year. ♢ This exercise develops suppleness as opposed to (= rather than) strength.

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as opposed to

In contrast to: "a Baroque violin that ... uses gut strings as opposed to metal-wound ones" (William Zagorski).

See also: oppose, to

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