Contra vs Oppose - What's the difference?
contra | oppose |
(label) a deal to swap goods or services
(label) an entry that cancels another entry
any of the musical instruments in the contrabass range, e.g. contrabassoon, contrabass clarinet or, especially, double bass
contra dance
To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against; to confront; to resist; to withstand.
To object to.
To present or set up in opposition; to pose.
* John Locke
* 1839 , Philip Meadows Taylor, Confessions of a Thug
To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit.
* Shakespeare
To compete with; to strive against.
* Shakespeare
As nouns the difference between contra and oppose
is that contra is street (of houses) while oppose is opposite.As a verb oppose is
.As an adjective oppose is
opposite.contra
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(en noun)Anagrams
* * * ----oppose
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Verb
(oppos)- to oppose''' the king in battle; to '''oppose a bill in Congress
- There is still time to oppose this plan.
- Many religious leaders oppose cloning humans.
- They are opposed to any form of hierarchy.
- I may oppose my single opinion to his.
- [T]hree walls had been left standing, with large intervals between each; and they would certainly oppose a most formidable interruption to an invader.
- Her grace sat down / In a rich chair of state; opposing freely / The beauty of her person to the people.
- to oppose a rival for a prize
- I am too weak / To oppose your cunning.