grammar · neutral
as opposed to + noun/gerund/clause
used to contrast two things or ideas; followed by a noun, gerund or clause.
Examples
“Many people choose to work remotely as opposed to commuting every day.”
“The study focuses on urban poverty as opposed to rural poverty.”
“Policymakers favoured investments in public transport as opposed to expanding roads.”
Band 8 sentence
“Policy-makers discussed investing in renewable infrastructure as opposed to subsidising fossil fuels, arguing the former offered longer-term resilience.”
Collocations
- as opposed to doing sth
- as opposed to + noun
- X, as opposed to Y
Word family
Common mistakes
as oppose to→as opposed to
as opposed with→as opposed to
opposed to + V (without as) in mid-sentence→as opposed to + V-ing / noun / clause
Say it for a higher band
5instead of→6rather than→7+as opposed to
Synonyms
unlike
in contrast to
Easily confused
unlike
“Unlike previous studies, this research examines long-term effects.”
in contrast to
“In contrast to rural areas, urban centres show higher rates of employment.”
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