| VERB | communication | oppose | be against |
|---|---|---|---|
| competition | oppose, fight, fight back, fight down, defend | fight against or resist strongly | |
| stative | oppose, counterbalance | contrast with equal weight or force | |
| competition | oppose, pit, match, play off | set into opposition or rivalry | |
| social | oppose, react | act against or in opposition to | |
| communication | oppose, controvert, contradict | be resistant to |
| Sounds | ahpow'z | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Ambrose ... Windows: 49 rhymes with owz... | |
| Meaning | Be against; express opposition to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | Sam cannot oppose Sue | |
| Example | "We oppose the ban on abortion" | |
| Narrower | contest, contend, repugn | To make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation |
| Broader | argue, contend, debate, fence | Have an argument about something |
| Spanish | oponerse | |
| Adjectives | opponent | characterized by active / active hostility |
| Nouns | opponent, opposer | someone who offers opposition |
| opposition | the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with | |
| Meaning | fight against or resist strongly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "The senator said he would oppose the bill" | |
| Synonyms | fight, fight back, fight down, defend | |
| Narrower | recalcitrate | show strong objection or repugnance |
| repel, repulse, fight off, rebuff, drive back | Force or drive back | |
| resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm | stand up or offer resistance / resistance to somebody or something | |
| resist, stand, fend | withstand the force of something | |
| Broader | contend, fight, struggle | Be engaged in a fight |
| Spanish | defenderse, defender, derrotar, enfrentarse, luchar, oponerse a, oponerse, oponer, pelear | |
| Catalan | defensar-se, lluitar, oposar | |
| Adjectives | opponent | characterized by active / active hostility |
| Nouns | opposer | someone who offers opposition |
| opposition | the act of hostile groups opposing each other | |
| Meaning | Contrast with equal weight or force. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | counterbalance | |
| Narrower | counterweight, counterpoise, counterpose | constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to |
| Broader | contrast, counterpoint | To show / show differences when compared |
| Spanish | compensar, contrabalancear, contrapesar | |
| Catalan | contrabalançar, contrapesar | |
| Meaning | Set into opposition or rivalry. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | pit, match, play off | |
| Broader | confront, face | Oppose, as in hostility or a competition |
| Spanish | medirse con, oponer | |
| Adjectives | opponent | characterized by active / active hostility |
| Nouns | opponent | a contestant that you are matched against |
| Meaning | act against or in opposition to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonym | react | |
| Narrower | buck, go against | resist |
| pursue, follow up on, act on | carry further or advance | |
| Broader | act, move | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
| Spanish | oponerse a, oponer, reaccionar | |
| Adjectives | opponent | characterized by active / active hostility |
| Nouns | opposer | someone who offers opposition |
| Meaning | Be resistant to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "The board opposed his motion" | |
| Synonyms | controvert, contradict | |
| Narrower | protest, resist, dissent | Express opposition through action or words / words |
| veto, blackball, negative | Vote against | |
| Broader | refute, rebut | overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof |
| Spanish | contradecir | |
| Catalan | contradir | |
| Adjectives | opponent | characterized by active / active hostility |
| Nouns | opposer | someone who offers opposition |
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