oppose :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

v. oppose with equal weight or force

v. be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion"

v. be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion"

v. 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"

react, react against, act in opposition to

v. act against or in opposition to; "She reacts negatively to everything I say"

fight, defend, struggle against, fight down, fight back

v. fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"

disagree, differ, take issue

v. be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions"

object, express objections, raise an objection

v. express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent; "She never objected to the amount of work her boss charged her with"; "When asked to drive the truck, she objected that she did not have a driver's license"

fight, struggle, have a fight

v. be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"

dispute, challenge, gainsay

v. take exception to; "She challenged his claims"

negate, contradict, contravene

v. deny the truth of

deny, declare untrue

v. declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money"

refute, rebut, controvert

v. prove to be false or incorrect

negate, contradict, contravene

v. deny the truth of

renounce, repudiate

v. cast off or disown; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son"

deny

v. refuse to accept or believe; "He denied his fatal illness"

refuse to acknowledge, disavow

v. refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children"

disclaim, renounce title to

v. renounce a legal claim or title to

discard, toss, fling, put away, throw out, chuck out, throw away, cast away, cast out, cast aside, toss away, toss out, dispose of

v. throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"

disinherit, disown

v. prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting

condemn, judge unfit, declare unfit

v. declare or judge unfit; "The building was condemned by the inspector"

discount, disregard, ignore, brush off, dismiss, brush aside, push aside

v. bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances"

disregard, neglect, slight, ignore, cold-shoulder

v. have no respect for

check, place into check

v. place into check; "He checked my kings"

contend, compete, vie

v. compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

battle, combat, battle against

v. battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget"

defy, withstand, hold up under

v. resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"

tilt, charge with a tilt

v. charge with a tilt

fight, struggle, have a fight

v. be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"

stand, remain firm

v. hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; "I am standing my ground and won't give in!"

stand, be in some specified condition, be in some specified state

v. be in some specified state or condition; "I stand corrected"

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