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Definition of Oppose
1. Verb. Be against; express opposition to. "Sam cannot oppose Sue "; "We oppose the ban on abortion"
Specialized synonyms: Contend, Contest, Repugn
Derivative terms: Opponent, Opponent, Opposer, Opposition
2. Verb. Fight against or resist strongly. "Don't fight it!"
Generic synonyms: Contend, Fight, Struggle
Specialized synonyms: Recalcitrate, Fend, Resist, Stand, Hold Out, Resist, Stand Firm, Withstand, Drive Back, Fight Off, Rebuff, Repel, Repulse
Derivative terms: Defensive, Fight, Fighter, Fighter, Opponent, Opposer, Opposition
3. Verb. Contrast with equal weight or force.
Specialized synonyms: Counterpoise, Counterpose, Counterweight
Generic synonyms: Contrast, Counterpoint
Derivative terms: Counterbalance
4. Verb. Set into opposition or rivalry. "He plays his two children off against each other"
Generic synonyms: Confront, Face
Derivative terms: Match, Opponent, Opponent, Playoff
5. Verb. Act against or in opposition to. "She reacts negatively to everything I say"
Generic synonyms: Act, Move
Specialized synonyms: Act On, Follow Up On, Pursue, Buck, Go Against
Derivative terms: Opponent, Opposer
6. Verb. Be resistant to. "The board opposed his motion"
Generic synonyms: Rebut, Refute
Specialized synonyms: Blackball, Negative, Veto, Dissent, Protest, Resist
Derivative terms: Opponent, Opposer
Definition of Oppose
1. v. t. To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit.
2. v. i. To be set opposite.
Definition of Oppose
1. Verb. To attempt to stop the progression of. ¹
2. Verb. To object to. ¹
3. Verb. To present or set up in opposition; to pose. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Oppose
1. to be in contention or conflict with [v -POSED, -POSING, -POSES]
Medical Definition of Oppose
1. 1. To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit. "Her grace sat down . . . In a rich chair of state; opposing freely The beauty of her person to the people." (Shak) 2. To put in opposition, with a view to counterbalance or countervail; to set against; to offer antagonistically. "I may . . . Oppose my single opinion to his." (Locke) 3. To resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against; to confront; to resist; to withstand; as, to oppose the king in battle; to oppose a bill in Congress. 4. To compete with; to strive against; as, to oppose a rival for a prize. "I am . . . Too weak To oppose your cunning." (Shak) Synonym: To combat, withstand, contradict, deny, gainsay, oppugn, contravene, check, obstruct. Origin: F. Opposer. See Ob-, Pose, and cf.2d Appose, Puzzle, Cf.L. Opponere, oppositum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oppose
Literary usage of Oppose
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1843)
"(l9) to oppose them. Provoked by such treatment, which they conceived as trifling
and perfidious, the Alani had recourse to their own valour for their ..."
2. The History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar, to the Revolution by David Hume (1819)
"His natural inclination, as well as his interest, led him to employ himself with
assiduous industry in the transactions on the continent, and to oppose the ..."
3. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"... to oppose His onset in dread battle, hand to hand. Whom Menelaus, Ares-loved,
beheld Thus stalking with wide stride before the throng, And joy'd, ..."
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