Event and Opposition

Event

Event noun - Something that happens.

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Opposition and event are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Opposition" instead a noun "Event".

Nearby Words: eventual, eventful, eventuality, eventless

Opposition noun - The inclination to resist.

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Event and opposition are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Event" instead a noun "Opposition".

Nearby Words: oppose, opposed, opposite, opposing, oppositely

public	public event	public opposition
complete	complete event	complete opposition
current	current event	current opposition
critical	critical event	critical opposition
Other adjectives: actual, entire, real, serious, social, major, possible, later, significant, random, last.

However, as each batter is an independent event, there's no reason to believe he has better odds in his current or future encounter with the opposition's line-up.

Source: Centipede's Dilemma
If the opposition is strictly in a game or a sporting event they even be a good case of Opposing Sports Team.

Source: Hero Antagonist
Conflict Ball: The fighting started when Captain America turned up on Utopia and told Cyclops that, regardless of the X-Men's opposition, the Avengers were going to take Hope off-world in the event she couldn't control the Phoenix Force.

Source: Comicbook / Avengers vs. X-Men

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