Opposing and Warring

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Opposing adjective - Characterized by active hostility.

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Warring and opposing are semantically related. in rival topic. In some cases you can use "Warring" instead an adjective "Opposing".

Nearby Words: oppose, opposition, opposed

Warring adjective - Engaged in war.

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Opposing and warring are semantically related. You can use "Opposing" instead an adjective "Warring".

Nearby Words: warrior, warred

One of the warring leaders opposing the Takeda Shingen clan in the film Kagemusha.

Source: Useful Notes / Tokugawa Ieyasu
The second Tales of Fandom game seems to indicate this kind of backstory for Tales of Symphonia characters Kratos and Yuan, who started out as opposing knights of two warring countries.

Source: Fire-Forged Friends
In flashbacks of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha's childhood, it's revealed that shinobi during the warring clans era were instructed not to give out their surnames, in case they ran into someone from an opposing clan.

Source: First Name Basis / Anime and Manga

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