Synonyms of the word

oppose

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

act

• n. (countable) Something done, a deed.
• n. (obsolete, uncountable) Actuality.
• n. (countable) A product of a legislative body, a statute.
• n. The process of doing something.
• n. (countable) A formal or official record of something done.
• n. (countable) A division of a theatrical performance.
• n. (countable) A performer or performers in a show.
• n. (countable) Any organized activity.
• n. (countable) A display of behaviour.
• n. A thesis maintained in public, in some English universities, by a candidate for a degree, or to show the…
• n. (countable) A display of behaviour meant to deceive.
• v. (intransitive) To do something.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To do (something); to perform.
• v. (intransitive) To perform a theatrical role.
• v. (intransitive) To behave in a certain way.
• v. (copulative) To convey an appearance of being.
• v. To do something that causes a change binding on the doer.
• v. (intransitive, construed with on or upon) To have an effect (on).
• v. (transitive) To play (a role).
• v. (transitive) To feign.
• v. (mathematics, intransitive, construed with on or upon, of a group) To map via a homomorphism to a group…
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To move to action; to actuate; to animate.

argue

• v. (obsolete) To prove.
• v. To show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply.
• v. (intransitive) To debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints.
• v. (intransitive) To have an argument, a quarrel.
• v. (transitive) To present (a viewpoint or an argument therefor).

confront

• v. (transitive) To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to…
• v. (transitive) To deal with.
• v. (transitive) To something bring face to face with.
• v. (transitive) To come up against; to encounter.
• v. (intransitive) To engage in confrontation.
• v. (transitive) To set a thing side by side with; to compare.
• v. (transitive) To put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to.

contend

• v. To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.
• v. To struggle or exert oneself to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend.
• v. To strive in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue.

contradict

• v. (obsolete) To speak against; to forbid.
• v. To deny the truth of (a statement or statements).
• v. To make a statement denying the truth of the statement(s) made by (a person).
• v. To be contrary to; to oppose; to resist.

contrast

• n. (countable) A difference in lightness, brightness and/or hue between two colours that makes them more…
• n. (countable) A difference between two objects, people or concepts.
• n. (countable, uncountable, rhetoric) Antithesis.
• v. (transitive) To set in opposition in order to show the difference or differences between.
• v. (intransitive) To form a contrast.

controvert

• v. (transitive) To dispute or argue using reason.
• v. (intransitive) To be involved or engaged in controversy.

counterbalance

• n. (literally) A weight that is put in opposition to an equal weight so it keeps that in balance.
• n. (figuratively) A force or influence that balances, checks or limits an opposite one.
• v. (transitive) To apply weight in order to balance an opposing weight.
• v. (transitive) To apply force in order to balance an opposite one.
• v. (transitive, figuratively) To match or equal in effect, but acting in opposition.

counterpoint

• n. (music) a melody added to an existing one, especially one added to provide harmony whilst each retains…
• n. any similar contrasting element in a work of art.
• n. An opposite point.
• v. (transitive) to compose or arrange such music.

debate

• n. (obsolete) Strife, discord.
• n. An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting, often with more than two people,…
• n. An informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views.
• n. (uncountable) Discussion of opposing views.
• n. (Frequently in French form débat) A type of literary composition, taking the form of a discussion or disputation,…
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To participate in a debate; to dispute, argue, especially in a public arena.
• v. (obsolete, intransitive) To fight.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To engage in combat for; to strive for.
• v. (transitive) To consider (to oneself), to think over, to attempt to decide.

defend

• v. (transitive, obsolete) To ward off, repel (an attack or attacker).
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To prevent, to keep (from doing something).
• v. (transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To prohibit, forbid.
• v. (transitive) To ward off attacks from; to fight to protect; to guard.
• v. (transitive) To support by words or writing; to vindicate, talk in favour of.
• v. (transitive, law) To make legal defence of; to represent (the accused).
• v. (sports) To focus one's energies and talents on preventing opponents from scoring, as opposed to focusing…
• v. (sports) To attempt to retain a title, or attempt to reach the same stage in a competition as one did…
• v. (poker slang) To call a raise from the big blind.

face

• n. (anatomy) The front part of the head, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth and the surrounding area.
• n. One's facial expression.
• n. The public image; outward appearance.
• n. The frontal aspect of something.
• n. (figuratively) Presence; sight; front.
• n. The directed force of something.
• n. Good reputation; standing in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige. (See lose face, save face).
• n. Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.
• n. The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end.
• n. (geometry) Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron. More generally, any of the bounding pieces…
• n. Any surface; especially a front or outer one.
• n. The numbered dial of a clock or watch, the clock face.
• n. (slang) The mouth.
• n. (slang) Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.
• n. (slang, professional wrestling) Short for baby face. A wrestler whose on-ring persona is embodying heroic…
• n. (cricket) The front surface of a bat.
• n. (golf) The part of a golf club that hits the ball.
• n. (card games) The side of the card that shows its value (as opposed to the back side, which looks the same…
• n. (heraldry) The head of a lion, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.
• n. (typography) A typeface.
• n. Mode of regard, whether favourable or unfavourable; favour or anger.
• n. (computing) An interface.
• n. The amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc., without any interest or discount; face value.
• v. (transitive, of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to…
• v. (transitive, of an object) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).
• v. (transitive) To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.
• v. (transitive) To deal with (a difficult situation or person).
• v. (intransitive) To have the front in a certain direction.
• v. (transitive) To have as an opponent.
• v. (intransitive, cricket) To be the batsman on strike.
• v. (obsolete) To confront impudently; to bully.
• v. To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.
• v. To line near the edge, especially with a different material.
• v. To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception,…
• v. (engineering) To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting,…

fence

• n. A thin, human-constructed barrier which separates two pieces of land or a house perimeter.
• n. Someone who hides or buys and sells stolen goods, a criminal middleman for transactions of stolen goods,…
• n. Skill in oral debate.
• n. The art or practice of fencing.
• n. A guard or guide on machinery.
• n. (figuratively) A barrier, for example an emotional barrier.
• n. (computing, programming) A memory barrier.
• v. (transitive) To enclose, contain or separate by building fence.
• v. (transitive) To defend or guard.
• v. (transitive) To engage in the selling or buying of stolen goods.
• v. (intransitive, sports) To engage in (the sport) fencing.
• v. (intransitive, equestrianism) To jump over a fence.

fight

• v. (intransitive) To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc.
• v. (intransitive) To strive for; to campaign or contend for success.
• v. (transitive) To conduct or engage in (battle, warfare etc.).
• v. (transitive) To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with.
• v. (transitive) To try to overpower; to fiercely counteract.
• v. (transitive, archaic) To cause to fight; to manage or manoeuvre in a fight.
• n. An occasion of fighting.
• n. (archaic) A battle between opposing armies.
• n. A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups.
• n. (sports) A boxing or martial arts match.
• n. A conflict, possibly nonphysical, with opposing ideas or forces; strife.
• n. The will or ability to fight.
• n. (obsolete) A screen for the combatants in ships.

match

• n. (sports) A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet, a baseball game, or a cricket match.
• n. Any contest or trial of strength or skill, or to determine superiority.
• n. Someone with a measure of an attribute equaling or exceeding the object of comparison.
• n. A marriage.
• n. A candidate for matrimony; one to be gained in marriage.
• n. Suitability.
• n. Equivalence; a state of correspondence.
• n. Equality of conditions in contest or competition.
• n. A pair of items or entities with mutually suitable characteristics.
• n. An agreement or compact.
• n. (metalworking) A perforated board, block of plaster, hardened sand, etc., in which a pattern is partly…
• v. (intransitive) To agree, to be equal, to correspond to.
• v. (transitive) To agree, to be equal, to correspond to.
• v. (transitive) To make a successful match or pairing.
• v. (transitive) To equal or exceed in achievement.
• v. (obsolete) To unite in marriage, to mate.
• v. To fit together, or make suitable for fitting together; specifically, to furnish with a tongue and groove…
• n. A device made of wood or paper, at the tip coated with chemicals that ignite with the friction of being…

move

• v. (intransitive) To change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to…
• v. (intransitive) To act; to take action; to stir; to begin to act.
• v. (intransitive) To change residence, for example from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and…
• v. (intransitive, chess, and other games) To change the place of a piece in accordance with the rules of…
• v. (transitive, ergative) To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry,…
• v. (transitive, chess) To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another, according to the…
• v. (transitive) To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion,…
• v. (transitive) To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion,…
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration…
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To mention; to raise (a question); to suggest (a course of action); to lodge (a…
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To incite, urge (someone to do something); to solicit (someone for or of an issue);…
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To apply to, as for aid.
• v. (law, transitive, intransitive) To request an action from the court.
• n. The act of moving; a movement.
• n. An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.
• n. A formalized or practiced action used in athletics, dance, physical exercise, self-defense, hand-to-hand…
• n. The event of changing one's residence.
• n. A change in strategy.
• n. A transfer, a change from one employer to another.
• n. (board games) The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules…

pit

• n. A hole in the ground.
• n. (motor racing) An area at a motor racetrack used for refueling and repairing the vehicles during a race.
• n. (music) A section of the marching band containing mallet percussion instruments and other large percussion…
• n. A mine.
• n. (archaeology) A hole or trench in the ground, excavated according to grid coordinates, so that the provenance…
• n. (trading) A trading pit.
• n. (in the plural, with the, idiomatic, slang) Something particularly unpleasant.
• n. The bottom part of.
• n. (colloquial) Armpit.
• n. (aviation) A luggage hold.
• n. (countable) A small surface hole or depression, a fossa.
• n. The indented mark left by a pustule, as in smallpox.
• n. The grave, or underworld.
• n. An enclosed area into which gamecocks, dogs, and other animals are brought to fight, or where dogs are…
• n. Formerly, that part of a theatre, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the…
• n. (gambling) Part of a casino which typically holds tables for blackjack, craps, roulette, and other games.
• v. (transitive) To make pits in.
• v. To put (a dog) into a pit for fighting.
• v. (transitive) To bring (something) into opposition with something else.
• v. (intransitive, motor racing) To return to the pits during a race for refuelling, tyre changes, repairs…
• n. A seed inside a fruit; a stone or pip inside a fruit.
• n. A shell in a drupe containing a seed.
• n. The core of an implosion weapon, consisting of the fissile material and any neutron reflector or tamper…
• v. (transitive) To remove the stone from a stone fruit or the shell from a drupe.
• n. (informal) A pit bull terrier.

react

• v. (transitive) To act or perform a second time; to do over again; to reenact.
• v. (physics) To return an impulse or impression; to resist the action of another body by an opposite force.
• v. (chemistry, intransitive) To act upon each other; to exercise a reciprocal or a reverse effect, as two…
• v. (chemistry, transitive) To cause chemical agents to react; to cause one chemical agent to react with another.

rebut

• v. To drive back or beat back; to repulse.
• v. To deny the truth of something, especially by presenting arguments that disprove it.

refute

• v. (transitive) To prove (something) to be false or incorrect.
• v. (transitive) To deny the truth or correctness of (something).

struggle

• n. Strife, contention, great effort.
• v. To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.
• v. To strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with contortions of the body.