usage: fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"
3. oppose, counterbalance, contrast, counterpoint
usage: contrast with equal weight or force
4. pit, oppose, match, play off, confront, face
usage: set into opposition or rivalry; "let them match their best athletes against ours"; "pit a chess player against the Russian champion"; "He plays his two children off against each other"
5. react, oppose, act, move
usage: act against or in opposition to; "She reacts negatively to everything I say"
6. oppose, controvert, contradict, refute, rebut
usage: be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion"
Adjective
1. opposed (vs. unopposed), conflicting
usage: being in opposition or having an opponent; "two bitterly opposed schools of thought"