Oppose

//əˈpəʊz//

Synonyms for "oppose" (309 found)

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Translations

91 translations across 32 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • ἀνθίστημι verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)

Arabic

2 entries
  • اِعْتَرَضَ verb (to object to)
  • عَارَض verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • възразявам verb (to object to)
  • противопоставям verb (to place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit)
  • противопоставям се verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)

Catalan

2 entries
  • oposar verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)
  • oposar verb (to object to)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 反对 verb (to object to)
  • 對抗 /对抗 verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)
  • 阻止 verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)

Czech

1 entries
  • oponovat verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)

Dutch

3 entries
  • tegengaan verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)
  • tegenhouden verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)
  • tegenoverstellen verb (to present or set up in opposition; to pose)

Egyptian

1 entries
  • i-t:n-A24 verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • kontraŭi verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)
  • kontraŭstari verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)

Finnish

2 entries
  • vastustaa verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)
  • vastustaa verb (to object to)

French

1 entries
  • s'opposer à verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)

Galician

4 entries
  • opor verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)
  • opor verb (to object to)
  • opoñer verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)
  • opoñer verb (to object to)

German

2 entries
  • ablehnen verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)
  • widersprechen verb (to object to)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌰𐌽 verb (to object to)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • ellenez verb (to object to)
  • szembehelyezkedik verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)

Italian

4 entries
  • esibire verb (to place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit)
  • essere contrari verb (to present or set up in opposition; to pose)
  • obiettare verb (to object to)
  • opporre verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 反対する verb (to object to)
  • 対抗する verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)
  • 阻む verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)
  • 阻止する verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)

Latin

4 entries
  • adversor verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)
  • contrādīcō verb (to object to)
  • intercēdō verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)
  • oppōnō verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)

Lithuanian

3 entries
  • pasipriešinti verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)
  • priešintis verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)
  • prieštarauti verb (to object to)

Marathi

3 entries
  • विरोध करणे verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)
  • विरोध करणे verb (to object to)
  • विरोधात असणे verb (to present or set up in opposition; to pose)

Māori

3 entries
  • mautohe verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)
  • mautohe verb (to object to)
  • tāwari verb (to object to)

Polish

4 entries
  • oponować verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)
  • oponować verb (to object to)
  • przeciwstawiać verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)
  • przeciwstawić verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • opor verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)
  • opor verb (to object to)

Romanian

3 entries
  • contrazice verb (to object to)
  • opune verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)
  • opune verb (to object to)

Russian

4 entries
  • быть против verb (to object to)
  • возража́ть verb (to object to)
  • возрази́ть verb (to object to)
  • воспрепя́тствовать verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)

Slovak

1 entries
  • oponovať verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)

Spanish

4 entries
  • asalir (disused) verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)
  • oponer verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)
  • oponer verb (to object to)
  • salir al encuentro verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)

Tamil

3 entries
  • எதிர் verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)
  • எதிர் verb (to object to)
  • எதிர் verb (to present or set up in opposition; to pose)

Telugu

1 entries
  • ప్రతిఘటించు verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • запере́чити verb (to object to)
  • запере́чувати verb (to object to)
  • проти́витися verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)
  • протистоя́ти verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • chống đối verb (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.)
  • phản đối verb (to object to)

Welsh

1 entries
  • gwrthwynebu verb (to object to)

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

You have no right to oppose our plan.

Source: tatoeba (17543)

Were I in your position, I would oppose that plan.

Source: tatoeba (30806)

Whoever may oppose my plan, I will carry it out nonetheless.

Source: tatoeba (40428)

The politician claimed to oppose the conclusion.

Source: tatoeba (45950)

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.