Synonyms of oppugn

oppugn

verb

1

as in to challenge

to demand proof of the truth or rightness of

had the temerity to oppugn the merits of a study in a discipline that he knows nothing about

Synonyms & Similar Words

• challenge
• question
• call into question
• call in question
• contest
• dispute
• impeach
• doubt
• kick (about)
• protest
• resist
• oppose
• query
• object (to)
• fight
• combat
• mistrust

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• believe
• accept
• embrace
• support
• defend
• swallow
• promote
• back
• advocate
• tolerate
• endure
• abide
• champion
• stomach

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• believe
• accept
• embrace
• support
• defend
• swallow
• promote
• back
• advocate
• tolerate
• endure
• abide
• champion
• stomach

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2

as in to oppose

to strive to reduce or eliminate

guardians of liberty who staunchly oppugned tyranny, whether from the right or the left

Synonyms & Similar Words

• oppose
• fight
• combat
• contend (with)
• resist
• counter
• withstand
• confront
• thwart
• battle
• frustrate
• face
• foil
• defy
• meet
• baffle
• checkmate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• encourage
• promote
• forward
• advance
• cultivate
• foster
• suffer
• further
• endure
• bear
• support
• nurture
• abide
• nourish
• advocate
• uphold
• endorse
• back
• indorse
• champion

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• encourage
• promote
• forward
• advance
• cultivate
• foster
• suffer
• further
• endure
• bear
• support
• nurture
• abide
• nourish
• advocate
• uphold
• endorse
• back
• indorse
• champion

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