oppose
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- verb
Synonyms for oppose
be against
Synonyms
- be against
- fight (against)
- check
- bar
- block
- prevent
- take on
- counter
- contest
- resist
- confront
- face
- combat
- defy
- thwart
- contradict
- withstand
- stand up to
- hinder
- struggle against
- obstruct
- fly in the face of
- take issue with
- be hostile to
- counterattack
- speak (out) against
- be in opposition to
- be in defiance of
- strive against
- set your face against
- take or make a stand against
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Synonyms for oppose
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Synonyms for oppose
fight against or resist strongly
contrast with equal weight or force
Synonyms
act against or in opposition to
Synonyms
Related Words
be resistant to
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