opposes
Takes the counterposition
Opposes means to act against or resist something.
To oppose a plan is to work against its adoption; to oppose a candidate is to support their defeat.
The word implies active resistance rather than mere disagreement: She opposes the merger, Local residents opposed the development.
What opposes something stands on the other side of it.
Remain intact despite pressure
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- thwartPrevent success of
- counteractNullify by opposing force
- repelDrive off or disgust
prevent · obstruct · impede · deter · foil · stymie · curb · restrain
Hold a contrary opinion
negate · disprove · debunk · challenge · dispute · dissent · reject · repudiate
Armed struggle between groups
- battleArmed military engagement
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- fightPhysical or verbal conflict
confrontation · struggle · skirmish · standoff · showdown · face-off · duel · contest
Hostile opposing party
- adversaryEnemy in conflict
- foeHostile opponent
- rivalOne who competes against
- nemesisPersistent source of ruin
antagonist · detractor · critic · challenger · competitor · hostile · combatant · aggressor
Obstruction preventing passage
- hindranceBarrier to progress
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
- blockadeSealing off a place
- roadblockObstruction across a road
hurdle · obstacle · bottleneck · stumbling block · interference · constraint · limitation · check
Organized resistance to power
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
mutiny · revolution · protest · insurgency · dissidence · disobedience · subversion · sedition
withstand
Remain intact despite pressure
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- thwartPrevent success of
- counteractNullify by opposing force
repel · prevent · obstruct · impede · deter · foil · stymie · curb · restrain · hinder
disagree
Hold a contrary opinion
counter · negate · disprove · debunk · challenge · dispute · dissent · reject · repudiate · controvert
war
Armed struggle between groups
fight · confrontation · struggle · skirmish · standoff · showdown · face-off · duel · contest · bout
enemy
Hostile opposing party
nemesis · antagonist · detractor · critic · challenger · competitor · hostile · combatant · aggressor · disputant
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
- hindranceBarrier to progress
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
- blockadeSealing off a place
roadblock · hurdle · obstacle · bottleneck · stumbling block · interference · constraint · limitation · check · deterrent
revolt
Organized resistance to power
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
defiance · mutiny · revolution · protest · insurgency · dissidence · disobedience · subversion · sedition · coup
- disagree verbsdenies, disputes, rejects, challenges, refutes
- verbsjump, be, speak, wait, do
- disapprovaldisapproval, scowl, disapprove, disapproves, frown
- takes onadopts, assumes, accepts, undertakes, shoulders
- logic wordsand, or, not, therefore, ergo
- as opposed toIndicating contrast between alternatives
- opposable thumbsDigits that press against fingers
- opposing forcesCombatants facing one another
- in oppositionActively against something
- opposition partyFaction challenging ruling government
- diametrically opposedUtterly contrary in nature
oppose, opposition, opposed, opposing, unopposed, opposer, opposers, opposable, oppositionist