The Meaning of oppose

• (n.) To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit.
• (n.) To put in opposition, with a view to counterbalance or countervail; to set against; to offer antagonistically.
• (n.) 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.
• (n.) To compete with; to strive against; as, to oppose a rival for a prize.
• (v. i.) To be set opposite.
• (v. i.) To act adversely or in opposition; -- with against or to; as, a servant opposed against the act.
• (v. i.) To make objection or opposition in controversy.

Synonyms

fight , fight back , fight down , defend , counterbalance , pit , match , play off , react , controvert , contradict

Rhymes

alagoas , ambrose , arose , beaus , bestows , blose , blows , boase , boes , bongos , bose , boulos , bowes , bows , boze , brose , bulldoze , chose , close , clothes , compose , cose , cowes , crose , crows , croze , decompose , demos , depose , disclose , dispose , dominoes , dominos , doze , dubose , duclos , eaux , enclose , eskimos , expose , fallows , foes , foreclose , froze , ghose , glows , gloze , goes , goghs , gose , grose , groseclose , grows , hose , impose , interpose , joes , jos , juxtapose , klose , knows , kroes , kroeze , loews , logos , lowes , lows , meadows , melrose , misdiagnose , moes , mose , ngos , noes , nose , ohs , ooohs , ose , overexpose , owes , pharos , pose , pows , predispose , presuppose , primrose , propose , pros , prose , rainbows , reimpose , repos , repose , rockrose , rohs , rose , rowes , rows , shadows , slows , snows , sows , stavros , studios , superimpose , suppose , tempos , those , throes , throws , toes , tomorrows , tows , transpose , troas , yoes