Englishoppose
verb
the council received letters of protest from residents who opposed the scheme:
be against, object to, be hostile to, be anti, be in opposition to, disagree with, dislike, disapprove of;
resist, take a stand against, put up a fight against, stand up to, take on, fight, withstand, defy, set one's face against, stand up and be counted against, go against, counter, cross, confront, challenge, contend with, attack, counterattack, combat, fly in the face of;
take issue with, contradict, dispute, rebut, argue with/against, quarrel with;
formal gainsay;
rare controvert.
▷antonyms support, defend, promote.
oppose Oxford Dictionary of English