opposes

verb

present tense third-person singular of oppose
1
as in resists
to refuse to give in to I will continue to oppose any attempts to infringe upon our civil liberties

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2
as in combats
to strive to reduce or eliminate we must oppose ignorance and prejudice wherever and whenever they arise

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Recent Examples of opposes Venus, planet of money and values, in your 2nd House of Resources opposes nebulous Neptune in your 8th House of Intimacy, so costs need clear language. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2026 Maniace is a director of a Queens nonprofit that opposes Metropolitan Park and one of five residents suing to revoke the casino’s state license. — Len Maniace, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026 The Nez Perce Tribe opposes the project in its entirety, saying the permitting decision violates treaty rights and environmental law. — Justin Worland, Time, 4 Aug. 2026 The Pisces Moon in your 10th House of Career opposes Venus in your 4th House of Home, so work pressure could bump against family, rest, or emotional bandwidth. — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for opposes
  1. resists
  2. combats
  3. fights
  4. confronts
  5. counters
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  • In both cases, Murphy resists direct commentary, instead using politics as a set piece to make meaning and Shakespearean entertainment out of the players themselves.
    — Leo Lasdun, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The parasite also resists some sanitizers used during commercial processing.
    — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of resists
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  • One of the ways Landers combats this tendency is to be radically transparent.
    — Mark C. Perna, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Whereas Kiana Murden, Vogue’s beauty shopping editor, says the perfect SPF is one that’s both lightweight and combats oily, prone skin.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 17 July 2026
Definition of combats
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  • This facilitated a new segment at the end of this movie where Hathaway fights a hallucinatory version of the Nu Gundam piloted by Amuro.
    — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Dan Na Ambassagou, a militia group that fights against Fulanis, accusing them of harboring Islamist groups, was once embraced by the government but has now been denounced.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Definition of fights
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  • Sugar confronts her at a ceremonial funeral for the unknown deceased, a fittingly dramatic setting for our guy to have the final word as FBI agents roll up on the assemblywoman.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Aided by deputy director Westfield (Michael Kelly) and her boss and mentor Kaitlyn (Kidman), Joe confronts enemies operating in the shadows, forcing her to reckon with a war that now reaches into every part of her life.
    — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of confronts
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  • Jeffco counters that changing policies would place the school district in violation of Colorado’s Anti-Discrimination Act, which protects transgender students’ access to facilities based on their gender identities.
    — Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Setser counters that the world can’t afford to wait, given China could soon be exporting 20 million cars annually — double its current pace — or 1 in 3 autos sold outside the country.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026
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