opposes Synonym

argument, dispute, fight, disagreement, altercation, squabble, clash, conflict, row, tiff, spat, bicker, wrangle, feud, contention, fracas, brawl, hassle, strife, discord, difference, falling-out, misunderstanding, confrontation, dissension, friction, melee, ruckus, scrap, set-to [x]

argument, dispute, quarrel, fight, clash, conflict, squabble, disagreement, row, tiff, fracas, brawl, wrangle, spat, confrontation, tussle, feud, hassle, contention, strife, melee, skirmish, blowup, run-in, set-to, dust-up, scrap, donnybrook, imbroglio, fray, ruckus, uproar, commotion, brouhaha, kerfuffle, contretemps, embroilment [x]

struggle, fight, scuffle, brawl, skirmish, clash, conflict, fray, grapple, wrestle, altercation, confrontation, melee, row, squabble, wrangle, dispute, quarrel, contest, battle, engagement, encounter, hassle, scrap, set-to, dust-up, donnybrook, ruckus, rumpus, commotion, kerfuffle, brouhaha, uproar, turmoil, pandemonium, tumult, hubbub, hullabaloo, fracas, disturbance, agitation, stir, upheaval, rowdiness, disorder, chaos, riot, affray, tumultuousness [x]

discussions, arguments, deliberations, disputes, dialogues, discourses, negotiations, conversations, exchanges, consultations, contentions, wrangles, altercations, controversies, polemics, quarrels, disagreements, bickerings, squabbles, tussles, clashes, confrontations, contests, wranglings, dialectics, parley, colloquies, symposiums, forums, panels, roundtables, colloquiums, disputations, bandyings, crossfires, interactions, interchanges, powwows, parleys, confabs, jawings, palavers, huddles, confabulations [x]

resist, defy, combat, contest, counter, withstand, challenge, dispute, confront, obstruct, hinder, thwart, impede, block, check, fight, struggle against, take on, take issue with, argue against, object to, be against, be hostile to, be in opposition to, be at odds with, be antipathetic to, be antagonistic to, be averse to, be resistant to, disapprove of, dissent from, demur against, gainsay, naysay, repudiate, reject, rebuff, refuse, spurn, turn down, veto, decry, denounce, criticize, censure, condemn, rail against, inveigh against, protest against [x]

resolve, settle, reconcile, mediate, arbitrate, negotiate, conclude, finalize, adjudicate, compromise, conciliate, iron out, clear up, straighten out, work out, hammer out, patch up, smooth over, come to terms, reach an agreement, make peace bury the hatchet, make up, come to an understanding, agree, resolve differences, settle differences, find a solution, find common ground, reach a compromise, settle up, resolve a dispute, settle a dispute, resolve an issue, settle an issue, resolve a conflict, settle a conflict, resolve a matter, settle a matter, resolve a disagreement, settle a disagreement, resolve a controversy, settle a controversy, resolve a quarrel, settle a quarrel, resolve a problem, settle a problem [x]

intensification, amplification, increase, rise, growth, expansion augmentation, heightening,ification, surge, boost, upsurge, enhancement, advancement, progression, development, build-up, climb, swelling, proliferation, spread, extension, broadening, deepening, strengthening, aggravation, exacerbation, worsening, upscaling, upturn, inflation, elevation, upgrade [x]

manage, handle, deal with, tackle, confront, face, endure, withstand, survive, get through, overcome, navigate, grapple with, address, contend with, bear, weather, sustain, resist, tolerate, master, make it through, ride out, brave, persevere through, get by, get over, rise above, come to terms with, make the best of, struggle with, put up with, see through, tough out, hack it, make do with, muddle through, hold up under, stand up to, keep one's head above water, get a grip on, get a handle on, make it, carry on, hang in there, keep going, stay afloat, keep one's chin up [x]

animosity, antagonism, enmity, aggression, hatred, unfriendliness, opposition, resentment, bitterness, malice, rancor, aversion, ill will, belligerence, combativeness, animus, antipathy acrimony, spite,, malevolence, truculence, contentiousness, friction, conflict, discord, wariness hostility [x]

incitement, instigation, goading, provokation, aggravation, irritation, annoyance, vexation, taunting, teasing, harassment, affront, challenge, defiance, dare, spur, stimulus, inducement, incentive, provocation [x]

contentious, debatable, disputable, divisive, polemical, provocative, arguable, questionable, touchy, hot-button, inflammatory, vexed, moot, problematic, thorny, sensitive, charged, explosive, fraught, heated, incendiary, litigious, disputed, contestable, unsettled, at issue, at odds, open to debate, up for debate, up in the air [x]

cross-claim, rebuttal, refutation, rejoinder, response, answer, counterargument, counterstatement, reply, defense, contradiction, countercharge, counterplea, counteraccusation, counterassertion, counterallegation, countercontention, counterdeclaration, counterpleading, counterposition, counterresponse, counterthesis, counterview, counteropinion [x]

resist, withstand, defy, oppose, endure, bear, tolerate,, confront, face, weather, stand up to, hold out against, fend off, repel, fight off, stave off, ward off, keep at bay, refuse to yield to, refuse to give in to, refuse to be intimidated by, refuse to be influenced by, refuse to be swayed by, refuse to succumb to, refuse to bow to, refuse to submit to, refuse to be cowed by, refuse to be daunted by, refuse to be deterred by, refuse to be discouraged by, refuse to be disheartened by, refuse to be demoralized by, refuse to be overawed by, refuse to be browbeaten by, refuse to be bullied by, refuse to be coerced by, refuse to be pressured into, refuse to be forced into, refuse to be compelled into, refuse to be driven into, refuse to be pushed into, refuse to be hustled into, refuse to be harried into, refuse to be badgered into, refuse to be nagged into, refuse to be intimidated into [x]

repel, repulse, drive back, fend off, push back, ward off, hold off, stave off, turn back, force back, resist, counter, thwart, check, rebuff, parry, deflect, block, oppose, hinder, obstruct, prevent, stop, halt, impede, restrain, contain, suppress, subdue, quash, quell, overcome, defeat, conquer, overpower, vanquish, rout, outmaneuver, outwit, outsmart, outthink, outplay, outfox, circumvent, evade, elude, dodge, sidestep, bypass [x]

disputes, debates, discussions, quarrels, disagreements, altercations, squabbles, rows, tiffs, clashes, conflicts, confrontations, wrangles, bickerings, contentions, feuds, frictions, spats, tussles, contests, controversies, polemics, wranglings, brawls, strifes, dissensions, discord, differences [x]