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Detailed Synonyms for oppose in English

oppose:

to oppose verbe (opposes, opposed, opposing)

  1. to oppose
    to counteract; to withstand; to resist; to oppose; to thwart
    • counteract verbe (counteracts, counteracted, counteracting)
    • withstand verbe (withstands, withstood, withstanding)
    • resist verbe (resists, resisted, resisting)
    • oppose verbe (opposes, opposed, opposing)
    • thwart verbe (thwarts, thwarted, thwarting)
  2. to oppose
    to hinder; to oppose; to thwart; to sabotage; to cross; to stem; to upset; to stop
    • hinder verbe (hinders, hindered, hindering)
    • oppose verbe (opposes, opposed, opposing)
    • thwart verbe (thwarts, thwarted, thwarting)
    • sabotage verbe (sabotages, sabotaged, sabotaging)
    • cross verbe (crosss, crossed, crossing)
    • stem verbe (stems, stemmed, stemming)
    • upset verbe (upsets, upset, upsetting)
    • stop verbe (stops, stopped, stopping)
    to prevent
    – keep from happening or arising; make impossible 1
    • prevent verbe (prevents, prevented, preventing)
  3. to oppose
    – be against; express opposition to 1
    to oppose
    – be against; express opposition to 1
    • oppose verbe (opposes, opposed, opposing)
      • We oppose the ban on abortion1
  4. to oppose
    – be resistant to 1
    to oppose; to contradict; controvert
    – be resistant to 1
    • oppose verbe (opposes, opposed, opposing)
      • The board opposed his motion1
    • contradict verbe (contradicts, contradicted, contradicting)
    • controvert verbe
  5. to oppose
    – set into opposition or rivalry 1
    to match; to oppose; pit; to play off
    – set into opposition or rivalry 1
    • match verbe (matches, matched, matching)
      • let them match their best athletes against ours1
    • oppose verbe (opposes, opposed, opposing)
    • pit verbe
      • pit a chess player against the Russian champion1
    • play off verbe (plays off, played off, playing off)
  6. to oppose
    – fight against or resist strongly 1
    to oppose; to fight; to defend; to fight back; fight down
    – fight against or resist strongly 1
    • oppose verbe (opposes, opposed, opposing)
      • The senator said he would oppose the bill1
    • fight verbe (fights, fought, fighting)
      • Don't fight it!1
    • defend verbe (defends, defended, defending)
    • fight back verbe (fights back, fought back, fighting back)
    • fight down verbe
  7. to oppose
    – act against or in opposition to 1
    to oppose; to react
    – act against or in opposition to 1
    • oppose verbe (opposes, opposed, opposing)
    • react verbe (reacts, reacted, reacting)
      • She reacts negatively to everything I say1
  8. to oppose
    – contrast with equal weight or force 1
    to oppose; to counterbalance
    – contrast with equal weight or force 1
    • oppose verbe (opposes, opposed, opposing)
    • counterbalance verbe (counterbalances, counterbalanced, counterbalancing)

Conjugations for oppose:

present
  1. oppose
  2. oppose
  3. opposes
  4. oppose
  5. oppose
  6. oppose
simple past
  1. opposed
  2. opposed
  3. opposed
  4. opposed
  5. opposed
  6. opposed
present perfect
  1. have opposed
  2. have opposed
  3. has opposed
  4. have opposed
  5. have opposed
  6. have opposed
past continuous
  1. was opposing
  2. were opposing
  3. was opposing
  4. were opposing
  5. were opposing
  6. were opposing
future
  1. shall oppose
  2. will oppose
  3. will oppose
  4. shall oppose
  5. will oppose
  6. will oppose
continuous present
  1. am opposing
  2. are opposing
  3. is opposing
  4. are opposing
  5. are opposing
  6. are opposing
subjunctive
  1. be opposed
  2. be opposed
  3. be opposed
  4. be opposed
  5. be opposed
  6. be opposed
diverse
  1. oppose!
  2. let's oppose!
  3. opposed
  4. opposing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "oppose":

  1. be against; express opposition to1
    • We oppose the ban on abortion1
  2. be resistant to1
    • The board opposed his motion1
  3. set into opposition or rivalry1
  4. fight against or resist strongly1
    • The senator said he would oppose the bill1
  5. act against or in opposition to1
  6. contrast with equal weight or force1

Related Synonyms for oppose