oppose | ||
1. | [ verb ] be against; express opposition to | |
Examples: | "We oppose the ban on abortion" |
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Related terms: | argue contest resistance | |
2. | [ verb ] fight against or resist strongly | |
Synonyms: | fight defend fight_down fight_back | |
Examples: | "The senator said he would oppose the bill" "Don't fight it!" |
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Related terms: | fight resist repel resist recalcitrate combatant confrontation fighter | |
3. | [ verb ] place in opposition: can also be used in an abstract sense | |
Synonyms: | counterbalance | |
Examples: | "Oppose thy steadfast gazing eyes to mine"- Shakespeare |
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Related terms: | contrast counterweight counterweight | |
4. | [ verb ] set into opposition or rivalry | |
Synonyms: | pit play_off match | |
Examples: | "let them match their best athletes against ours" "pit a chess player against the Russian champion" "He plays his two children off against each other" |
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Related terms: | confront playoff | |
5. | [ verb ] act against or in opposition to | |
Synonyms: | react | |
Examples: | "She reacts negatively to everything I say" |
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Related terms: | act pursue buck backfire adversary | |
6. | [ verb ] be resistant to | |
Synonyms: | contradict controvert | |
Examples: | "The board opposed his motion." |
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Related terms: | refute protest veto adversary | |
Similar spelling: |
Ops opus OPEC |