Oppose and Submit

Oppose

Oppose verb - To refuse to give in to.
Usage example: I will continue to oppose any attempts to infringe upon our civil liberties

Submit is an antonym for oppose.

Nearby Words: opposition, opposing

Submit

Submit verb - To cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control).
Usage example: in the end he submitted and agreed to take that awful-tasting medicine

Oppose is an antonym for submit.

Nearby Words: submission, submitted, submitting

Common collocations

idea oppose idea submit idea
order oppose order submit order
rule oppose rule submit rule
forms oppose forms submit forms
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