1.  oppose(v = verb.communication) Array - be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion"
is one way to argue, contend, debate, fence
Derived forms noun opponent₂, adjective opponent₁, noun opposer₁, noun opposition₁
Sample sentences: Sam cannot oppose Sue

2.  oppose(v = verb.competition) defend, fight, fight back, fight down - fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"
is one way to contend, fight, struggle
Derived forms adjective opponent₁, noun opposer₁, noun opposition₃
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody

3.  oppose(v = verb.stative) counterbalance - contrast with equal weight or force; Array
is one way to contrast, counterpoint
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something

4.  oppose(v = verb.competition) match, pit, 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"
is one way to confront, face
Derived forms noun opponent₁, adjective opponent₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody

5.  oppose(v = verb.social) react - act against or in opposition to; "She reacts negatively to everything I say"
is one way to act, move
Derived forms adjective opponent₁, noun opposer₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP

6.  oppose(v = verb.communication) contradict, controvert - be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion"
is one way to rebut, refute
Derived forms adjective opponent₁, noun opposer₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

1.  To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit. [1913 Webster]
"Her grace sat down . . .
In a rich chair of state; opposing freely
The beauty of her person to the people." [1913 Webster]

2.  To put in opposition, with a view to counterbalance or countervail; to set against; to offer antagonistically. [1913 Webster]
"I may . . . oppose my single opinion to his." [1913 Webster]

3.  To resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against; to confront; to resist; to withstand; as, to oppose the king in battle; to oppose a bill in Congress. [1913 Webster]

4.  To compete with; to strive against; as, to oppose a rival for a prize. [1913 Webster]
"I am . . . too weak
To oppose your cunning." [1913 Webster]

1.  To be set opposite. Shak. [1913 Webster]

2.  To act adversely or in opposition; -- with against or to; as, a servant opposed against the act. Shak. [1913 Webster]

3.  To make objection or opposition in controversy. [1913 Webster]

oppose, v.tr. (often absol.)
1 set oneself against; resist, argue against.
2 be hostile to.
3 take part in a game, sport, etc., against (another competitor or team).
4 (foll. by to) place in opposition or contrast.

Idiom:
as opposed to in contrast with.

Derivative:
opposer n.

Etymology:
ME f. OF opposer f. L opponere: see OPPONENT

VB  be unwilling, nill, dislike, grudge, begrudge, not be able to find it in one's heart to, not have the stomach to, demur, stick at, scruple, stickle, hang fire, run rusty, recoil, shrink, swerve, hesitate, avoid, oppose, dissent, refuse.

VB  be contrary, contrast with, oppose, diller toto coelo, invert, reverse, turn the tables, turn topsy-turvy, turn end for end, turn upside down, turn inside out, contradict, contravene, antagonize.

VB  hinder, impede, filibuster, impedite, embarrass, keep off, stave off, ward off, obviate, avert, antevert, turn aside, draw off, prevent, forefend, nip in the bud, retard, slacken, check, let, counteract, countercheck, preclude, debar, foreclose, estop, inhibit, shackle, restrict, obstruct, stop, stay, bar, bolt, lock, block, block up, choke off, belay, barricade, block the way, bar the way, stop the way, forelay, dam up, put on the brake, scotch the wheel, lock the wheel, put a spoke in the wheel, put a stop to, traverse, contravene, interrupt, intercept, oppose, hedge in, hedge round, cut off, inerclude, interpose, interfere, intermeddle, cramp, hamper, clog, clog the wheels, cumber, encumber, incumber, handicap, choke, saddle with, load with, overload, lay, lumber, trammel, tie one's hands, put to inconvenience, incommode, discommode, discompose, hustle, corner, drive into a corner, run foul of, fall foul of, cross the path of, break in upon, thwart, frustrate, disconcert, balk, foil, faze, feaze, feeze, baffle, snub, override, circumvent, defeat, spike guns, spoil, mar, clip the wings of, cripple, put an extinguisher on, damp, dishearten, discountenance, throw cold water on, spoil sport, lay a wet blanket, throw a wet blanket on, cut the ground from under one, take the wind out of one's sails, undermine, be in the way of, stand in the way of, act as a drag, hang like a millstone round one's neck.

VB  oppose, counteract, run counter to, withstand, control, hinder, antagonize, oppugn, fly in the face of, go dead against, kick against, fall afoul of, run afoul of, set against, pit against, face, confront, cope with, make a stand, make a dead set against, set oneself against, set one's face against, protest against, vote against, raise one's voice against, disfavor, turn one's back upon, set at naught, slap in the face, slam the door in one's face, be at cross purposes, play at cross purposes, counterwork, countermine, thwart, overthwart, work against, undermine, stem, breast, encounter, stem the tide, breast the tide, stem the current, stem the flood, buffet the waves, beat up against, make head against, grapple with, kick against the pricks, contend, do battle with, do battle against, contradict, contravene, belie, go against, run against, beat against, militate against, come in conflict with, emulate, rival, spoil one's trade.

VB  resist, not submit, repugn, reluct, reluctate, withstand, stand up against, strive against, bear up under, bear up against, be proof against, make head against, stand, stand firm, stand one's ground, stand the brunt of, stand out, hold one's grounds, hold one's own, hold out, hold firm, breast the wave, breast the current, stem the tide, stem the torrent, face, confront, grapple with, show a bold front, present a front, make a stand, take one's stand, kick, kick against, recalcitrate, kick against the pricks, oppose, fly in the face of, lift the hand against, rise up in arms, strike, turn out, draw up a round robin, revolt, make a riot, prendre le mors aux dents, take the bit between the teeth, sell one's life dearly, die hard, keep at bay, repel, repulse.

VB  contend, contest, strive, struggle, scramble, wrestle, spar, square, exchange blows, exchange fisticuffs, fib, justle, tussle, tilt, box, stave, fence, skirmish, pickeer, fight, wrangle, contend with, grapple with, engage with, close with, buckle with, bandy with, try conclusions with, have a brush, with, tilt with, encounter, fall foul of, pitch into, clapperclaw, run a tilt at, oppose, reluct, join issue, come to blows, go to loggerheads, set to, come to the scratch, exchange shots, measure swords, meet hand to hand, take up the cudgels, take up the glove, take up the gauntlet, enter the lists, couch one's lance, give satisfaction, appeal to arms, lay about one, break the peace, compete with, cope with, vie with, race with, outvie, emulate, rival, run a race, contend for, stipulate for, stickle for, insist upon, make a point of.

VB  counteract, run counter, clash, cross, interfere with, conflict with, contravene, jostle, go against, run against, beat against, militate against, stultify, antagonize, block, oppose, traverse, withstand, hinder, repress, react, undo, neutralize, counterpoise, overpoise.

VB  detract, derogate, decry, deprecate, depreciate, disparage, run down, cry down, backcap, belittle, sneer at, criticize, pull to pieces, pick a hole in one's coat, asperse, cast aspersions, blow upon, bespatter, blacken, vilify, vilipend, avile, give a dog a bad name, brand, malign, muckrake, backbite, libel, lampoon, traduce, slander, defame, calumniate, bear false witness against, speak ill of behind one's back, fling dirt, anathematize, dip the pen in gall, view in a bad light, impugn (disparage the motives of), assail, attack, oppose, denounce, accuse.

VB  countervail, oppose, mitigate against, rebut, subvert, cheek, weaken, contravene, contradict, tell the other side of the story, tell another story, turn the scale, alter the case, turn the tables, cut both ways, prove a negative, audire alteram partem.