opposed; opposing
1
: to place over against something so as to provide resistance, counterbalance, or contrast
one military force opposed to another
concreteness as opposed to abstraction—
L. E. Lynch
2
: to place opposite or against something
oppose the enemy
oppose a congressional bill
3
: to offer resistance to
opposer
noun
Examples of oppose in a Sentence
The governor opposes the death penalty.
The change is opposed by many of the town's business leaders.
The group opposes the mayor and is trying to find a candidate to run against her.
You've opposed every suggestion I've made.
He met the man who will oppose him in the next election.
These two teams opposed each other in last year's playoffs.
We're hoping we can get more senators to oppose the legislation.
Recent Examples on the Web
Across the country there are 28 additional federal court vacancies for which Biden never named a nominee, most of them in red states whose senators probably would have opposed his picks.
—Tobi Raji The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
However, a recent survey conducted by the progressive polling organization Data for Progress reveals that the majority of Americans oppose the idea of deporting all undocumented immigrants.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
The committee met Wednesday but did not come to an agreement on whether to release its report—which threatened to derail Gaetz’s confirmation as attorney general, which is already precarious as even GOP lawmakers have opposed his nomination.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
For many of those opposed, the current plan represents the most recent example of how plans for the park leave them out.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Oppose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oppose. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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oppose
transitive verb
op·pose
ə-ˈpōz 
opposed; opposing
: to place the ball of (a first digit) against the corresponding part of a second digit of the same hand or foot
some monkeys oppose the big toe
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