Competition

Synonyms for oppose

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · verb · Reason line included

The senseverbTier 2, TreelineCompetition

fight against or resist strongly

The senator said he would oppose the bill.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

fight

Same sentence, swapped: The senator said he would fight the bill.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for oppose as it is used in the sentence above.

react
pit
wage

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