English-Dutch translations for oppose

• dwarsbomen
  Ze zullen zich verzetten tegen de Grondwet, ja, ze hebben in het Lagerhuis zelfs aangekondigd dat ze elk beschikbaar parlementair instrument zullen aanwenden om de Grondwet te dwarsbomen. They are going to oppose the Constitution, indeed, they even announced in the House of Commons that they will use every parliamentary device they can to thwart it.
• tegenhouden
• weerstaan
  Ik vind dat we met alle kracht de verleiding moeten weerstaan om ons op te sluiten in een "Fort Europa" , dat zoals alle forten eens belegerd zal gaan worden. I am resolutely opposed to the temptation to seal ourselves off in a Fortress Europe which would be bound, one day, by its very nature, to find itself under siege.
• weerstreven

Definition of oppose

• To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against
• To object to
• To present or set up in opposition; to pose
• To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit

Synonyms

• against
• fight
• check
• bar
• block
• prevent
• take on
• counter
• contest
• resist
• confront
• face
• combat
• defy
• thwart
• contradict
• withstand
• stand up to
• hinder
• struggle
• obstruct
• fly in the face of
• take issue with
• hostile
• counterattack
• speak out
• opposition
• defiance
• strive
• set one's face against
• take a stand
• make a stand

Examples

• to oppose the king in battle
• to oppose a bill in Congress
• There is still time to oppose this plan
• Many religious leaders oppose cloning humans
• They are opposed to any form of hierarchy

Related words

• opposed
• opposer
• opposed to
• be) oppose (to
• as opposed to