oppose
Syllables: op·poseUK/əˈpəʊz//əˈpoʊz/
oppose verb: to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against.
Verb
oppose (third-person singular simple present opposes, present participle opposing, simple past and past participle opposed)
- To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against.
- to oppose the king in battle
- to oppose a bill in Congress
- To object to.
- Many religious leaders oppose cloning humans.
- Synonyms:
- take issue with, speak out, contest, repugn, argue
- To present or set up in opposition; to pose.
- They are opposed to any form of hierarchy.
- , Book I
I may […] oppose my single opinion to his.
- 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.1613 (date written), William Shakespeare, [John Fletcher], “The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio)...
oppose meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
oppose in Tamil
- to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
- எதிர் etir
- to object to
- எதிர் etir
- to present or set up in opposition; to pose
- எதிர் etir
oppose in Marathi
- to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
- विरोध करणे virodh karṇe
- to object to
- विरोध करणे virodh karṇe
- to present or set up in opposition; to pose
- विरोधात असणे virodhāt asṇe
oppose in Urdu
- مخالفت کرنا, مزاحمت کرنا, رکاوٹ بننا, ضد کرنا
oppose in Bengali
- বিরোধিতা করা, বাধা দেওয়া
More languagesFewer languages
- oppose in Telugu
- ప్రతిఘటించు pratighaṭiñcu
- oppose in Malayalam
- നേർക്കുക nēṟkkuka
- oppose in Kannada
- ಎದುರುಹೇಳು, ಎದುರಿಡು, ಎದುರಾಗು, ಮಲೆ
- oppose in Sanskrit
- बाध् bādh, कोचति kocati
- oppose in Arabic
- عَارَض ʕāraḍ, اِعْتَرَضَ iʕtaraḍa
- oppose in Vietnamese
- chống đối, phản đối
Examples of oppose in a sentence
- There is still time to oppose this plan.
- I am […] too weak / To oppose your cunning.1613 (date written), William Shakespeare, [John Fletcher], “The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight”, in Mr. William...
- [T]hree walls had been left standing, with large intervals between each; and they would certainly oppose a most formidable interruption to an invader.1839, Philip Meadows Taylor, Confessions of a Thug:
Synonyms of oppose
28 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- repugn
- argue
- be against
- fight
- check
- bar
- block
- prevent
- take on
- counter
- face
- combat
- defy
- thwart
- contradict
- stand up to
- struggle against
- fly in the face of
- be hostile to
- counterattack
- speak out against
- be in opposition to
- be in defiance of
- strive against
- set one's face against
- take a stand
- make a stand against
- dispute
Antonyms
Forms of oppose
| third-person singular present | opposes |
|---|---|
| present participle | opposing |
| past participle | opposed |
| past | opposed |
| second-person singular present (archaic) | opposest |
| second-person singular past (archaic) | opposedst |
| third-person singular present (archaic) | opposeth |
Origin of oppose
From Middle English opposen, from Old French opposer, from Latin ob (“before, against”) + Medieval Latin pono (“to put”), taking the place of Latin opponere (“to oppose”).
Words formed from oppose
Phrases with oppose
Words that rhyme with oppose
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- interpose
- propose
- gloze
- disclose
- foreclose
- prose
- snows
- turn up one's nose
- unclose
- adipose
- appose
- arose
- chose
- counterpose
- croze
- decompose
- doze
- enclose
- froze
- hoes
- knows
- adoze
- apollos
- beaus
- beprose
- blows
- bose
- bros
- châteaux
- cloze
- coze
- crows
- does
- dos
- doughs
- fallows
- fellows
- flows
- foes
- follows
- foredispose
- frows
- glows
- goes
- grows
- hard-nose
- hollows
- joes
Questions about oppose
- What does oppose mean?
- Oppose means to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against.
- What is oppose in Tamil?
- Oppose in Tamil is எதிர் (etir). See Oppose meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use oppose in a sentence?
- There is still time to oppose this plan.
- What part of speech is oppose?
- Oppose is a verb.
- How do you pronounce oppose?
- Oppose is pronounced /əˈpəʊz/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of oppose?
- The past tense of oppose is opposed.
Words near oppose in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: oppose (page history and authors); oppose (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Oppose (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); നേർക്കുക (Malayalam) (page history and authors); oppose (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); कोचति (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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