oppose
/ə'pouz/
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Definition
- Verb (transitive):
- To actively resist, fight against, or disagree with something: To stand against or attempt to prevent a proposal, action, or system.
- To set in competition or contrast against something else: To place someone or something in opposition, often for comparison or competition.
- To be in direct contrast or conflict with: To be positioned as an opposite or contrary force.
Usage
- To resist or fight against a person, idea, or action:
- The senator said he would oppose the bill.
- Many citizens oppose the new construction project.
- To set in competition or contrast:
- He plays his two children off against each other.
- In the debate, they opposed the idea of free trade against protectionism.
- To be in conflict or contrast with:
- Her optimistic nature is directly opposed to his pessimism.
Advanced Usage
- "To be opposed to": This common phrase expresses a state of disagreement or moral objection to something.
- She is strongly opposed to animal testing.
- I am not opposed to the idea, but I have some concerns.
- "As opposed to": This phrase is used to contrast two different things or ideas.
- We use organic methods, as opposed to chemical pesticides.
- He prefers tea, as opposed to coffee.
Variants and Related Words
- Opposition (n): The act or state of opposing; the group of people who oppose something.
- The proposal faced strong opposition from the community.
- Opposing (adj): Acting against something; competing or conflicting.
- The two teams have opposing strategies.
- She holds the opposing view.
- Opposite (adj, n, prep): Directly facing or contrary; a person or thing that is totally different.
- They live on opposite sides of the street. (adj)
- Hot is the opposite of cold. (n)
Synonyms
- Resist: To withstand the action or effect of.
- Challenge: To dispute or call into question.
- Contest: To oppose or dispute, as in an argument or competition.
- Counter: To act in opposition to; to offer in response.
Phrasal Verbs / Related Constructions
- Oppose oneself to: A formal construction meaning to set oneself against.
- He opposed himself to the prevailing opinion.
- Play off against (related concept): To set (people or groups) in opposition to each other for one's own advantage.
- The manager was known to play his employees off against each other.
Idioms and Common Phrases
- Oppose tooth and nail: To resist with every available means; to fight fiercely against.
- The residents opposed the highway construction tooth and nail.
- Find oneself opposed: To discover that one is in disagreement or conflict.
- On this issue, I find myself opposed to my own party.
Verb
- be resistant to
- The board opposed his motion
- act against or in opposition to
- She reacts negatively to everything I say
- 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
- contrast with equal weight or force
- fight against or resist strongly
- The senator said he would oppose the bill
- Don't fight it!
- be against; express opposition to
- We oppose the ban on abortion