oppose
verb
1 oppose
Be against; express opposition to.
Roget 603:
be unwilling
etc.
adj.;
nill;
dislike
etc.
867;
grudge,
begrudge;
not be able to find it in one's heart to,
not have the stomach to.
demur,
stick at,
scruple,
stickle;
hang fire,
run rusty;
recoil,
shrink,
swerve;
hesitate
etc.
605;
avoid
etc.
623.
oppose
etc.
708;
dissent
etc.
489;
refuse
etc.
764.
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Roget 706:
hinder,
impede,
filibuster [U.S.],
impedite†,
embarrass.
keep off,
stave off,
ward off;
obviate;
avert,
antevert†;
turn aside,
draw off,
prevent,
forefend,
nip in the bud;
retard,
slacken,
check,
let;
counteract,
countercheck†;
preclude,
debar,
foreclose,
estop [Law];
inhibit
etc.
761;
shackle
etc.
(restrain)
751;
restrict.
obstruct,
stop,
stay,
bar,
bolt,
lock;
block,
block up;
choke off;
belay,
barricade;
block the way,
bar the way,
stop the way;
forelay†;
dam up
etc.
(close)
261;
put on the brake
etc.
n.;
scotch the wheel,
lock the wheel,
put a spoke in the wheel;
put a stop to
etc.
142;
traverse,
contravene;
interrupt,
intercept;
oppose
etc.
708;
hedge in,
hedge round;
cut off;
inerclude†.
interpose,
interfere,
intermeddle
etc.
682.
cramp,
hamper;
clog,
clog the wheels;
cumber;
encumber,
incumber;
handicap;
choke;
saddle with,
load with;
overload,
lay;
lumber,
trammel,
tie one's hands,
put to inconvenience;
incommode,
discommode;
discompose;
hustle,
corner,
drive into a corner.
run foul of,
fall foul of;
cross the path of,
break in upon.
thwart,
frustrate,
disconcert,
balk,
foil;
faze,
feaze†,
feeze [U.S.];
baffle,
snub,
override,
circumvent;
defeat
etc.
731;
spike guns
etc.
(render useless)
645;
spoil,
mar,
clip the wings of;
cripple
etc.
(injure)
659;
put an extinguisher on;
damp;
dishearten
etc.
(dissuade)
616;
discountenance,
throw cold water on,
spoil sport;
lay a wet blanket,
throw a wet blanket on;
cut the ground from under one,
take the wind out of one's sails,
undermine;
be in the way of,
stand in the way of;
act as a drag;
hang like a millstone round one's neck.
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Roget 719:
resist;
not submit
etc.
725;
repugn†,
reluct,
reluctate†,
withstand;
stand up against,
strive against,
bear up under,
bear up against,
be proof against,
make head against;
stand,
stand firm,
stand one's ground,
stand the brunt of,
stand out;
hold one's grounds,
hold one's own,
hold out,
hold firm.
breast the wave,
breast the current;
stem the tide,
stem the torrent;
face,
confront,
grapple with;
show a bold front
etc.
(courage)
861;
present a front;
make a stand,
take one's stand.
kick,
kick against;
recalcitrate†,
kick against the pricks;
oppose
etc.
708;
fly in the face of;
lift the hand against
etc.
(attack)
716;
rise up in arms
etc.
(war)
722;
strike,
turn out;
draw up a round robin
etc.
(remonstrate)
932;
revolt
etc.
(disobey)
742;
make a riot.
prendre le mors aux dents [Fr.],
take the bit between the teeth;
sell one's life dearly,
die hard,
keep at bay;
repel,
repulse.
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Roget 934:
detract,
derogate,
decry,
deprecate,
depreciate,
disparage;
run down,
cry down;
backcap [U.S.];
belittle;
sneer at
etc.
(contempt)
930;
criticize,
pull to pieces,
pick a hole in one's coat,
asperse,
cast aspersions,
blow upon,
bespatter,
blacken,
vilify,
vilipend†;
avile†;
give a dog a bad name,
brand,
malign;
muckrake;
backbite,
libel,
lampoon,
traduce,
slander,
defame,
calumniate,
bear false witness against;
speak ill of behind one's back.
fling dirt
etc.
(disrespect)
929;
anathematize
etc.
932;
dip the pen in gall,
view in a bad light.
impugn
(disparage the motives of);
assail,
attack
etc.
716;
oppose
etc.
708;
denounce,
accuse
etc.
938.
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2 oppose
Fight against or resist strongly:
— The senator said he would oppose the bill.
synonyms: defend, fight, fight back, fight down.
Roget 720:
contend;
contest,
strive,
struggle,
scramble,
wrestle;
spar,
square;
exchange blows,
exchange fisticuffs;
fib†,
justle†,
tussle,
tilt,
box,
stave,
fence;
skirmish;
pickeer†;
fight
etc.
(war)
722;
wrangle
etc.
(quarrel)
713.
contend with
&c.,
grapple with,
engage with,
close with,
buckle with,
bandy with,
try conclusions with,
have a brush
etc.
n..
with,
tilt with;
encounter,
fall foul of,
pitch into,
clapperclaw†,
run a tilt at;
oppose
etc.
708;
reluct.
join issue,
come to blows,
go to loggerheads,
set to,
come to the scratch,
exchange shots,
measure swords,
meet hand to hand;
take up the cudgels,
take up the glove,
take up the gauntlet;
enter the lists;
couch one's lance;
give satisfaction;
appeal to arms;
etc.
(warfare)
722.
lay about one;
break the peace.
compete with,
cope with,
vie with,
race with;
outvie†,
emulate,
rival;
run a race;
contend for
&c.,
stipulate for,
stickle for;
insist upon,
make a point of.
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Dutch: tegenhouden, bestrijden, bevechten, tegengaan
3 oppose
4 oppose
5 oppose
6 oppose
Be resistant to:
— The board opposed his motion.
synonyms: contradict, controvert.
Roget 14:
be contrary
etc.
adj.;
contrast with,
oppose;
diller toto coelo [Lat.].
invert,
reverse,
turn the tables;
turn topsy-turvy,
turn end for end,
turn upside down,
turn inside out.
contradict,
contravene;
antagonize
etc.
708.
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Roget 468:
countervail,
oppose;
mitigate against;
rebut
etc.
(refute)
479;
subvert
etc.
(destroy)
162;
cheek,
weaken;
contravene;
contradict
etc.
(deny)
536;
tell the other side of the story,
tell another story,
turn the scale,
alter the case;
turn the tables;
cut both ways;
prove a negative.
audire alteram partem [Lat.].
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Roget 708:
oppose,
counteract,
run counter to;
withstand
etc.
(resist)
719;
control
etc.
(restrain)
751;
hinder
etc.
706;
antagonize,
oppugn,
fly in the face of,
go dead against,
kick against,
fall afoul of,
run afoul of;
set against,
pit against;
face,
confront,
cope with;
make a stand,
make a dead set against;
set oneself against,
set one's face against;
protest against,
vote against,
raise one's voice against;
disfavor,
turn one's back upon;
set at naught,
slap in the face,
slam the door in one's face.
be at cross purposes;
play at cross purposes;
counterwork†,
countermine;
thwart,
overthwart†;
work against,
undermine.
stem,
breast,
encounter;
stem the tide,
breast the tide,
stem the current,
stem the flood;
buffet the waves;
beat up against,
make head against;
grapple with;
kick against the pricks
etc.
(resist)
719;
contend
etc.
720;
do battle with
etc.
(warfare)
722,
do battle against.
contradict,
contravene;
belie;
go against,
run against,
beat against,
militate against;
come in conflict with.
emulate
etc.
(compete)
720;
rival,
spoil one's trade.
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