to oppose
∞
2.9
- verb
- /əˈpoʊz/
:
oponerse a
- Many activists actively oppose the use of plastic bags due to their environmental impact.
- oppose the government
- oppose a party
- oppose a candidate
So these are things that can oppose other passions.
- So these are things that can oppose other passions.
- Because it still lacks a will with which to oppose counsel.
- Now, why aren't there groups out there to oppose the National Rifle Association?
- It is authoritarian to oppose something like that top down.
- I will oppose the proxy war in Ukraine.
- And yet this is a pillar of the Democratic Party to oppose that.
- Now I just oppose oppression in all its forms.
- And the plan was to make Trump look racist when he opposes immigration, right?
- No, the I hipsters oppose limp Dick claps.
- There is no excuse for anybody to oppose that if he's willing to sell.
- Because one thing that we oppose fundamentally is the statement.
Examples
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On a larger scale, Moscow strongly opposes further enlargement of NATO to the east.
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OK, so why do people oppose free trade?
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It's very difficult for us to oppose any tax cut.
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Would you guys, as a party, oppose any form of gun control?
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No nation would dare to oppose you.
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Because one thing that we oppose fundamentally is the statement.
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The tribes who ally will win and expand; those who oppose will lose and contract.
Academic text (2011) -
They oppose him, yet they do nothing.
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Now, why aren't there groups out there to oppose the National Rifle Association?
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To be fair, this was the Republican strategy in opposing Obama's healthcare law.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To try hard to oppose or overcome something difficult
839
1.9
Refuse to accept someone or something
349
5.1
To say you do not agree with something
311
2.2
Act against authority, rules or change
206
3.3
To act against a rule, law, or popular opinion
77
3.8
To start opposing someone you once supported
44
4.1
Publicly say you are strongly against something or someone
40
3.6
To show in public that you strongly disagree with something
22
3.7
To resist a person or rule that treats people unfairly
15
4.2
To say in public that you do not support something
Antonyms
How Opposed
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word oppose comes from old Latin parts ob- 'against' and ponere 'to put', so it originally meant 'to put against'. That's why to oppose something is to be against it or try to stop it, and you can see the same root in position and pose.