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Synonyms for oppose
əˈpoʊzop·pose
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Wiktionary
English Synonyms and Antonyms
oppose
To compare (Latin con, together, and par, equal) is to place together in order to show likeness or unlikeness; to contrast (Latin contra, against, and sto, stand) is to set in opposition in order to show unlikeness. We contrast objects that have been already compared. We must compare them, at least momentarily, even to know that they are different. We contrast them when we observe their unlikeness in a general way; we differentiate them when we note the difference exactly and point by point. We distinguish objects when we note a difference that may fall short of contrast; we discriminate them when we classify or place them according to their differences.
Synonyms:
compare, contrast, differentiate, discriminatePreposition:
We contrast one object with another.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
opposeverb
be against; express opposition to
"We oppose the ban on abortion"
Synonyms:
counterbalance, defend, pit, fight, fight back, react, play off, contradict, match, fight down, controvertfight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defendverb
fight against or resist strongly
"The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"
Synonyms:
fight, play off, counterbalance, represent, agitate, champion, press, support, guard, hold, defend, campaign, struggle, match, react, pit, controvert, fend for, contradict, contend, maintain, fight down, fight back, crusade, pushoppose, counterbalanceverb
contrast with equal weight or force
Synonyms:
fight, countervail, controvert, counterbalance, even out, counteract, defend, correct, neutralize, match, make up, react, pit, even up, compensate, even off, contradict, play off, fight down, fight backpit, oppose, match, play offverb
set into opposition or rivalry
"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"
Synonyms:
rival, react, touch, pit, mark, pock, play off, equate, match, fit, meet, couple, equalize, twin, agree, stone, equalise, counterbalance, pair, contradict, cope with, defend, fight back, equal, gibe, tally, fight, correspond, fight down, jibe, scar, controvert, mate, checkreact, opposeverb
act against or in opposition to
"She reacts negatively to everything I say"
Synonyms:
respond, counterbalance, defend, pit, fight, fight back, react, play off, contradict, match, fight down, controvertoppose, controvert, contradictverb
be resistant to
"The board opposed his motion"
Synonyms:
fight, belie, controvert, counterbalance, negate, refute, defend, match, react, pit, contravene, contradict, play off, fight down, fight back, rebut
Dictionary of English Synonymes
opposeverb
Synonyms:
resist, withstand, contravene, thwart, oppugn, combat, strive against, set one's face against, make a stand againstopposeverb
Synonyms:
contradict, gainsay, deny
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
opposeverb
Synonyms:
combat, resist, confront, withstand, oppugn, impugn, contend, antagonize, contravene, discountenance, gainsay, contradict
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#148 | support | |
#272 | check | |
#406 | compare | |
#422 | press | |
#529 | against | |
#834 | mark | |
#859 | meet | |
#1042 | bar | |
#1150 | object | |
#1275 | hold | |
#1536 | match | |
#1734 | agree | |
#1847 | correct | |
#1883 | couple | |
#1922 | stone | |
#1931 | fit | |
#2171 | campaign | |
#2192 | touch | |
#2277 | counter | |
#2309 | equal | |
#2422 | maintain | |
#2575 | fight | |
#2976 | represent | |
#2978 | pair | |
#3224 | respond | |
#3541 | guard | |
#3587 | push | |
#3663 | twin | |
#3990 | contrast | |
#4575 | combat | |
#4708 | champion | |
#5349 | opposition | |
#5905 | struggle | |
#6114 | opposed | |
#6294 | mate | |
#6977 | pit | |
#7739 | defend | |
#8574 | reject | |
#9957 | resist | |
#11080 | rival | |
#11376 | react | |
#11919 | correspond | |
#12100 | objection | |
#12242 | oppose | |
#12575 | opposing | |
#14080 | objections | |
#15260 | compensate | |
#17250 | confront | |
#17323 | scar | |
#17787 | differentiate | |
#18225 | crusade | |
#18615 | tally | |
#19121 | withstand | |
#19611 | discriminate | |
#20325 | contend | |
#22854 | hinder | |
#23305 | opposes | |
#27874 | contradict | |
#32467 | equate | |
#36264 | thwart | |
#36830 | counteract | |
#37276 | refute | |
#39432 | negate | |
#39656 | neutralize | |
#39730 | obstruct | |
#61118 | equalize | |
#61142 | rebut | |
#65153 | contravene | |
#67974 | counterbalance | |
#85364 | jibe | |
#86407 | agitate | |
#95942 | mutch | |
#97537 | belie | |
#102955 | pock | |
#157471 | equalise | |
#213898 | gibe | |
#269524 | controvert | |
#310124 | countervail |
How to use oppose in a sentence?
This weekend two right-wing groups sought to hold peaceful rallies. Their leaders — Patriot Prayer’s Joey Gibson, a Japanese-American, andAmber Cummings, a transgender President Trump supporter — explicitly denounced racism. Amid fears of violence, both cancelled their events. Antifa showed up anyway, outnumbering and terrorizing any right-wingers or President Trump supporters who dared show their faces. Antifa views President Trump as fundamentally reactionary, as a necessary opposition to corrosive ideologies. But because your foe is a really bad guy does n’t mean you’re inherently a good one. Movements are defined not merely by what they oppose but by what they do. Antifa’s censorious criminality resembles the very political behavior it claims to fight. The mainstream left ought to denounce it as much as the right should reject white supremacists.
I am for reaching a good settlement and the Iranian nation too will certainly not oppose any deal to uphold its dignity and integrity.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest:
Our position on that (measure) is firm - we oppose it - but we also oppose other things that have been floated for possible inclusion in the omnibus.
We firmly oppose foreign delegations making statements with irresponsible criticism about China's handling of judicial matters.
Representatives Speaker John Boehner:
Listen, this is a bad deal, and most Americans oppose it, i think the president has lost this debate with the American people. He lost it the moment that he agreed to a deal that allows Iran to stay on a path to develop a nuclear weapon.
Translations for oppose
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- عارض, اعترضArabic
- oposarCatalan, Valencian
- widersprechen, entgegensetzen, ablehnenGerman
- εναντιώνομαιGreek
- oponerSpanish
- vastustaaFinnish
- oppose, opposerFrench
- opoñer, oporGalician
- ellenez, szembehelyezkedikHungarian
- opporreItalian
- contrādīcō, intercēdōLatin
- tāwari, mautoheMāori
- tegenhoudenDutch
- oporPortuguese
- opune, contraziceRomanian
- воспрепятствовать, возражать, отрицать, возразить, препятствоватьRussian
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