oppose
To be against something and try to stop it.
oppose in a sentence
- Many villagers came to oppose the plan to build a road through their beloved meadow.
- Most of the class chose to oppose the idea of shorter playtimes and signed a letter about it.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to oppose?
- Asupport
- Bresist
- Cback
- Dagree
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B: resist. The other three mean the opposite of oppose.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to oppose?
- Asupport
- Bchallenge
- Cfight
- Dresist
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A: support. The other three mean nearly the same as oppose.
Words that mean something similar
resist, fight, challenge
Words that mean the opposite
support, back, agree
More words about behaviour & manners
- oppress: To treat people cruelly and unfairly, keeping them under control.
- painstaking: Done with great care and attention to every detail.
- pamper: To look after someone with too much care and comfort.
- pardon: To forgive someone for something they have done wrong.
- pester: To annoy someone by bothering them again and again.
- plunder: To steal goods by force, especially during a battle or raid.
- prim: Very neat, proper and easily shocked by rude things.
- privilege: A special right or advantage that only some people have.
More words to explore
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Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test