0 to present something as being the opposite of another thing; to be the opposite of another thing:
Michael's sunniness is counterposed by John's gloominess.
What is counterposed to the right against paternalistic interference is always the good of the individual whose right we are considering infringing.
Against the subversive function of memory, one must counterpose its consolation.
In its more extreme versions it carried racial implications by counterposing civilization (positive) with barbarism (negative).
The standard formulation which counterposes elite and subaltern, and homogeneity and diversity is therefore unsatisfactory.
In this he succeeds by cleverly counterposing historical ' facts ' with subjective memories to convey a vivid, deeply human account of history as lived experience.
In each, one type of cue was counterposed against another.
The blank materiality of the music (free of meaning, explicit purpose, etc.) is counterposed with the accompanying materials.
The experience of the heart, counterposed to the argumentation of the head, found expression in the language of love, of romance.
