as opposed to

phrase

—used to refer to something that is different from what has just been mentioned

The car gets 30 miles per gallon, as opposed to last year's model, which got only 25.

They use fresh fish, as opposed to fish that has been frozen.

I'd say she is a good player, as opposed to a great one.

Examples of as opposed to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Still, most of the fears from Indian country revolve around what might happen to those income streams as sports markets continue growing on prediction sites – as opposed to what’s already happening. — Marshall Cohen, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026

After Barry Diller left the studio in 1984 and Gulf and Western head Martin Davis passed over Michael Eisner, Mancuso came to head the studio despite his lack of experience as a maker (as opposed to a seller) of films. — Richard Natale, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

So that’s two starting pitchers who did that, both in winner-take-all games … as opposed to a team’s closer who did it Saturday in a Game 1. — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Critics argue that the exemption is too broad and should have included only victims whose primary residence was destroyed as opposed to landlords or investors with portfolios of properties. — Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for as opposed to

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou