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oppose v. 1 resist, counter, object (to), defy, take a stand against,<br />

withstand, resist, combat, contest, attack, counter-attack,<br />

fight, grapple with, contend with or against: If it comes to<br />

that, we must oppose force with force. 2 check, bar, obstruct,<br />

block, hinder, impede, stop, slow, curb, restrain, inhibit,<br />

interfere with, restrict, prevent, obviate, preclude, thwart,<br />

foil, frustrate: Labour seeks to oppose the privatization of<br />

industry. 3 match, offset, counterbalance, contrast, pit or set<br />

against, play off (against), set off: What can they call upon<br />

to oppose the power of the Devil?<br />

opposed adj. Often, opposed to. against, in opposition (to), opposing,<br />

in conflict (with), antipathetic, conflicting, contrary (to), at<br />

variance (with), antithetical (to), hostile (to), inimical (to),<br />

opposite (to), contrasting: Harvey is among those opposed to<br />

abortion. All those who are opposed to the motion raise your<br />

hands.<br />

opposing adj. opposite, conflicting, contrary, antithetical,<br />

antagonistic, antipathetic, hostile, inimical, contrasting,<br />

rival, contradictory, incompatible, irreconcilable, dissident,<br />

discrepant: Those with opposing views will be heard from later.<br />

opposite adj. 1 facing, vis-…-vis, en face: The sniper was on the roof<br />

of the building opposite. 2 opposing, conflicting, contrary,<br />

contrasting, contradictory, antithetical, differing, different,<br />

divergent, diverse, antagonistic, inconsistent, irreconcilable:<br />

William and his wife hold diametrically opposite political<br />

views.<br />

--n. 3 reverse, converse, contrary, antithesis: Whatever you<br />

tell teenagers to do, their first reaction is to do the<br />

opposite.<br />

opposition<br />

n. 1 hostility, antagonism, unfriendliness, resistance,<br />

counteraction, disapproval, objection, conflict, defiance,<br />

contrast, antipathy, adversity, Colloq flak: There is strong<br />

opposition to plans for an amusement arcade. 2 competition,<br />

opponent, adversary, competitor, antagonist, enemy, foe, rival,<br />

other side: We must overcome the opposition in order to win. 3<br />

in opposition. competing, competitive, antagonistic, hostile,<br />

conflicting, in conflict, antithetic(al), opposed, at daggers

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