Crossword-Solution: OPPOSE
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Oppose | n. | To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit. |
| Oppose | n. | To put in opposition, with a view to counterbalance or countervail; to set against; to offer antagonistically. |
| Oppose | n. | To resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against; to confront; to resist; to withstand; as, to oppose the king in battle; to oppose a bill in Congress. |
| Oppose | n. | To compete with; to strive against; as, to oppose a rival for a prize. |
| Oppose | v. i. | To be set opposite. |
| Oppose | v. i. | To act adversely or in opposition; -- with against or to; as, a servant opposed against the act. |
| Oppose | v. i. | To make objection or opposition in controversy. |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
ETEAR
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greedy person
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Sentences with OPPOSE (5)
Ill for thee, but in wisht houre Of my revenge, first sought for thou returnst From flight, seditious Angel, to receave Thy merited reward, the first assay Of this right hand provok’t, since first that tongue Inspir’d with contradiction durst oppose A third part of the Gods, in Synod met Thir Deities to assert, who while they feel Vigour Divine within them, can allow Omnipotence to none.
Thus, one might answer an annoying question by saying "It's in the literature." Oppose {Knuth}, which has no connotation of triviality.
But I see before us the gates of the Emerald City, so I imagine we have now overcome all the magical obstacles that seemed to oppose us.” Indeed, the walls of the City were plainly visible, and the Queen of the Field Mice, who had guided them so faithfully, came near to bid them good-bye.
The restriction, of course, did not apply to her, and Frank would, of course, not dare to oppose her.
They, therefore, violently oppose all political action on the part of the working class; such action, according to them, can only result from blind unbelief in the new Gospel.
Quotes with OPPOSE (3)
In my world, you don’t get to call yourself “pro-life” and be against common-sense gun control — like banning public access to the kind of semiautomatic assault rifle, designed for warfare, that was used recently in a Colorado theater. You don’t get to call yourself “pro-life” and want to shut down the Environmental Protection Agency, which ensures clean air and clean water, prevents childhood asthma, preserves biodiversity and combats climate change that could disrupt every …
What can oppose the decline of the west is not a resurrected culture but the utopia that is silently contained in the image of its decline.
A government must rule by the Grace of God or by the will of the people, it must believe in authority or in the Revolution; on these issues compromise is possible only in semblance, and only for a time. The Revolution, like the disbelief which has always accompanied it, cannot be stopped halfway; it is a force that, once awakened, will not rest until it ends in a totalitarian Kingdom of this world. The history of the last two centuries has proved nothing if not this. To appea…
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Appears in: Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, Onion, S&S, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 118 times in crossword archives (1971–2025).