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Discover LudwigThe phrase "actually opposed" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to emphasize a contrast or disagreement with a previous statement or idea.
Example: "While many support the new policy, there are those who are actually opposed to it for various reasons."
Alternatives: "truly against" or "genuinely opposed".
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He was actually opposed to the bailouts.
Mr Kerry actually opposed the war in Iraq.
Liberals cheered that Mr. Gates actually opposed the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
"We've never actually opposed development at Saddleback Meadows," Mr. Devine said.
When I moved to Oregon in 2012 I actually opposed some of the technologies that the Alliance promotes.
He actually opposed Amendment 64, the measure that legalized recreational pot, and didn't greet its passage with reefer gladness.
Historians say Mr. Bo's faction actually opposed violence and tried to defend its members' elite parents against Mao's excesses.
By 2000, the Justice Department was so addicted to the wall, it actually opposed legislation to lower the wall.
While he was never actually opposed to nuclear power, it was simply ignored in his earlier pronouncements.
In fact, Prince Walid, in his first public comments about the matter, says he is actually opposed to the Islamic center's being built in downtown Manhattan.
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