Opposition and Surrender

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Opposition noun - The inclination to resist.

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Surrender is an antonym for opposition in obstruction topic.

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

Surrender noun - The usually forced yielding of one's person or possessions to the control of another.

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Opposition is an antonym for surrender.

Nearby Words: surrendered, surrendering

complete	complete opposition	complete surrender
total	total opposition	total surrender
genuine	genuine opposition	genuine surrender
entire	entire opposition	entire surrender
Other adjectives: serious, supposed, early, possible, apparent, official, remaining, last.

Invoked for SWAT teams and the like — intimidation was a factor in giving them their equipment, since scaring the opposition to surrender without firing a shot is always preferred.

Source: Helmets Are Hardly Heroic

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