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Oppose vs Deplore - What's the difference?

oppose | deplore |

As verbs the difference between oppose and deplore

is that oppose is while deplore is .

As a noun oppose

is opposite.

As an adjective oppose

is opposite.

oppose

English

Verb

(oppos)
  • 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 oppose''' the king in battle; to '''oppose a bill in Congress
    There is still time to oppose this plan.
  • To object to.
  • Many religious leaders oppose cloning humans.
  • To present or set up in opposition; to pose.
  • They are opposed to any form of hierarchy.
  • * John Locke
  • I may oppose my single opinion to his.
  • * 1839 , Philip Meadows Taylor, Confessions of a Thug
  • [T]hree walls had been left standing, with large intervals between each; and they would certainly oppose a most formidable interruption to an invader.
  • To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Her grace sat down / In a rich chair of state; opposing freely / The beauty of her person to the people.
  • To compete with; to strive against.
  • to oppose a rival for a prize
  • * Shakespeare
  • I am too weak / To oppose your cunning.

    Synonyms

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    Antonyms

    * support

    deplore

    English

    Verb

    (deplor)
  • To bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for.
  • I deplore my neighbour for having lost his job.
    The UNHCR deplores the recent events in Sudan.
    I deplore not having listened to your advice.
  • To condemn; to express strong disapproval of.
  • I deplore how you treated him at the party.
    Many people deplore the actions of a corrupt government.
  • (obsolete) To regard as hopeless; to give up.
  • (Francis Bacon)

    Synonyms

    * bewail * condemn

    Anagrams

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