Unscramble oppose

Definition of oppose

verb:

• be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion".
• fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill", "Don't fight it!". Synonyms: defend, fight, fight back, fight down.
• contrast with equal weight or force. Synonyms: counterbalance.
• 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: match, pit, play off.
• act against or in opposition to; "She reacts negatively to everything I say". Synonyms: react.
• be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion". Synonyms: contradict, controvert.

Related words

blackball, buck, contend, contest, counterpoise, counterpose, counterweight, dissent, fend, negative, protest, pursue, rebuff, recalcitrate, repel, repugn, repulse, resist, stand, veto, withstand.

Words nearby

appose, opposed, opposer.

Rhymes with

bose, close, clothes, compose, decompose, depose, disclose, dispose, doze, enclose, expose, foreclose, hose, impose, interpose, jocose, juxtapose, nose, overexpose, pose.