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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, ... show more

Roget 706: hinder, impede, filibuster [U.S.], impedite, embarrass.    keep off, stave off, ward off; obviate; avert, antevert; turn aside, draw off, ... show more

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, ... show more

Roget 934: detract, derogate, decry, deprecate, depreciate, disparage; run down, cry down; backcap [U.S.]; belittle; sneer at etc. (contempt) 930; ... show more

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, ... show more

Dutch: tegenhouden, bestrijden, bevechten, tegengaan

3 oppose

Contrast with equal weight or force.

synonym: counterbalance.

4 oppose

Set into opposition or rivalry.

synonyms: match, pit, play off.

5 oppose

Act against or in opposition to.

synonym: react.

Roget 179: counteract; run counter, clash, cross; interfere with, conflict with; contravene; jostle; go against, run against, beat against, militate against; stultify; ... show more

Dutch: reageren

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, ... show more

Roget 468: countervail, oppose; mitigate against; rebut etc. (refute) 479; subvert etc. (destroy) 162; cheek, weaken; contravene; ... show more

Roget 708: oppose, counteract, run counter to; withstand etc. (resist) 719; control etc. (restrain) 751; hinder etc. 706; ... show more


Moby thesaurus: abjure, agree to differ, agree to disagree, analogize, antagonize, array, arrest, assert the contrary, assimilate, attack, balance, ban, bar, be antipathetic, be at cross-purposes, be at variance, be in dissent, be inimical, be opposed to, beat against ... show more.

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