- oppose - be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion"
--1 is one way to argue, contend, debate, fence
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun opposition1, noun opposer1, noun opponent2
Sam cannot oppose Sue
- fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend - fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"
--2 is one way to fight, struggle
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun opposition3, noun opposer1
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Somebody ----s somebody
- oppose, counterbalance - oppose with equal weight or force
--3 is one way to contrast, counterpoint
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- pit, oppose, match, play off - 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"
--4 is one way to confront, face
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun opponent1
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- react, oppose - act against or in opposition to; "She reacts negatively to everything I say"
--5 is one way to act, move
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun opposer1
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- oppose, controvert, contradict - be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion"
--6 is one way to refute, rebut
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun opposer1
Somebody ----s something