Oppose and Prevent

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Oppose verb - To refuse to give in to.

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Prevent is a synonym for oppose in fight topic. In some cases you can use "Prevent" instead a verb "Oppose", when it comes to topics like be against.

Nearby Words: opposition, opposing

Prevent verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.

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Oppose is a synonym for prevent. Sometimes you can use "Oppose" instead a verb "Prevent".

humanity	oppose humanity	prevent humanity
power	oppose power	prevent power
marriage	oppose marriage	prevent marriage
team	oppose team	prevent team
Other words: army, time, use, world, rise, apocalypse, bad, father, war, anyone, heroes.

Because of this, when Ganon returns without a Link to oppose him, the people of Hyrule are unable to defend themselves and the gods must flood Hyrule to prevent Ganon from taking over.

Source: Videogame / The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
With neither the X-Men nor any of the other Marvel superhero teams (Fantastic Four, the Avengers, etc.) having been formed yet at that time, there was no one equipped to oppose Apocalypse and prevent him from taking over the world.

Source: Murder by Mistake
COTUC will bring stability to the region but they do so through brutal oppression, with every other faction powerless to oppose them or prevent them from killing everybody with a second SGDS breakout.

Source: Bittersweet Ending / Video Games

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