oppose

Meaning

Verb

• To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against.
• To object to.
• To present or set up in opposition; to pose.
• To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit.

Related

Similar words

• be against, fight (against), check, bar, block, prevent, take on, counter, contest, resist, confront, face, combat, defy, thwart, contradict, withstand, stand up to, hinder, struggle against, obstruct, fly in the face of, take issue with, 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

Opposite words

• support

Origin

• From Middle English opposen, from Old French opposer, from Latin ob ("before, against") + Medieval Latin pono, taking the place of Latin oppono ("to oppose").