OPPUGNING Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

oppugning

verb

present participle of oppugn

as in questioning

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

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as in opposing

to strive to reduce or eliminate guardians of liberty who staunchly oppugned tyranny, whether from the right or the left

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But the New Mexico secretary of state's office received reports of DOJ monitors asking unusual questions and questioning voters in Bernalillo County, which is home to Albuquerque.

— Miles Parks, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
Miller, who prosecuted the case back in 2004 and 2005, sent Fernandez Rundle texts questioning her office’s handling of the case and denigrating the judge presiding over Smith’s resentencing.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026

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Their attorneys allege school officials concealed an opposing transgender player’s participation and allowed the teams to share locker-room facilities.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Last week, Rahul Gandhi, India's leader of the opposition, extended support to the IDBI Bank employee unions opposing the takeover by Fairfax.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of opposing

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The administration is already embroiled in multiple lawsuits challenging different parts of the government's tariff policy.

— Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2026
Now King Ghidorah is back once again in Godzilla Minus Zero, maintaining his extraterrestrial origin story and once again challenging Godzilla to an epic kaiju battle.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of challenging

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While defending ALPRs as a useful crime-fighting tool, leaders said Friday that recent and older breaches of the system have cast doubt on Flock security.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2026
And with grants Hartwell and others have found, Frazier McCollum has taken her message to Black communities fighting data center growth in Atlanta, Memphis and even across the globe in Zambia.

— Jenny Abamu, NPR, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of fighting

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In her first statement, Stewart told Page Six that she has been committed to combating homelessness via charity and will continue to work toward making a difference.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Born in Palestine but displaced to Egypt as a child because of the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, the righteous but mild-mannered Odeh dedicated his adult life to combating discrimination against his people in America.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2026

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