Oppose
[v] be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion"
[v] be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion."
[v] 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"
[v] fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"
[v] act against or in opposition to; "She reacts negatively to everything I say"
[v] place in opposition: can also be used in an abstract sense; "Oppose thy steadfast gazing eyes to mine"- Shakespeare
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Synonyms
contradict, controvert, counterbalance, defend, fight, fight back, fight down, match, pit, play off, react, turn the scales
Related Terms
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, b