oppose

Definition

Examples

Several residents oppose the plan to build a new factory nearby.

Word Family

Synonyms

• object tohaving a meaning similar to oppose
• resistelude, especially in a baffling way
• rejectthe person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality

Collocations

• Easy oppose an idea
  to oppose an idea, meaning to be against; express opposition to
• Medium strongly oppose the policy
  describing strongly oppose the policy (with strength or in a strong manner)
• Hard oppose a corporate merger
  to oppose a corporate merger, meaning to be against; express opposition to
• Very Hard diametrically opposed views
  describing diametrically opposed views (as from opposite ends of a diameter)