oppose

Pronunciation

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Verb

Plain form oppose

Third-person singular opposes

Past tense opposed

Past participle opposed

Present participle opposing

1. (transitive) If you oppose something, you try to stop it or fight against it.

   We would strongly oppose any changes.

   Do you favor or oppose more taxes?

   The opposing team just scored again.

Synonyms

• fight

Antonyms

• support
• favor

Related words

• opposed
• opposition
• oppositional
• unopposed