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Is oppose a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word oppose is a Scrabble US word. The word oppose is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is oppose a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word oppose is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

O1P3P3O1S1E1

Is oppose a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word oppose is a Words With Friends word. The word oppose is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

O1P4P4O1S1E1

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6-letter words (1 found)

OPPOSE,

5-letter words (5 found)

OPPOS,PEPOS,POEPS,POOPS,POPES,

4-letter words (15 found)

EPOS,OOPS,OOSE,OPES,OPPO,PEPO,PEPS,PESO,POEP,POOP,POOS,POPE,POPS,POSE,SOOP,

3-letter words (12 found)

OES,OOP,OOS,OPE,OPS,OSE,PEP,PES,POO,POP,POS,SOP,

2-letter words (8 found)

ES,OE,OO,OP,OS,PE,PO,SO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 42 words from oppose according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of oppose

oppose

Etymology

From Middle English opposen, from Old French opposer, from Latin ob (“before, against”) + Medieval Latin pono (“to put”), taking the place of Latin opponere (“to oppose”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈpəʊz/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /əˈpoʊz/, [ʔəpʰoʊːz̥]
  • Rhymes: -əʊz
  • Hyphenation: op‧pose

Verb

oppose (third-person singular simple present opposes, present participle opposing, simple past and past participle opposed)

  1. To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against.
    Synonyms: confront, withstand, resist, hinder, obstruct, buck
  2. To object to.
    Synonyms: take issue with, speak out, contest, repugn, argue
  3. To present or set up in opposition; to pose.
    • , Book I
      I may […] oppose my single opinion to his.
  4. To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit.

Synonyms

  • be against, fight (against), check, bar, block, prevent, take on, counter, contest, resist, confront, face, combat, defy, thwart, contradict, withstand, stand up to, hinder, struggle against, obstruct, fly in the face of, take issue with, be hostile to, counterattack, speak out against, be in opposition to, be in defiance of, strive against, set one's face against, take a stand, make a stand against

Antonyms

  • support

Derived terms

  • opposable

Related terms

  • opponent
  • opposer
  • opposite
  • opposition

Translations

Further reading

  • “oppose”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “oppose”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “oppose”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

  • oppoes

French

Pronunciation

Verb

oppose

  1. inflection of opposer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

Verb

oppose

  1. third-person singular past historic of opporre

Source: wiktionary.org