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stand
noun [C usually singular] (OPPOSITION) /stænd/Definition
C2 an act of opposition, especially in order to defend someone or something: Environmental groups are making a stand against the new road through the valley. → See also stand out against sth/sbOpposing and against
(Definition of stand noun (OPPOSITION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- adversarial adjective
- antagonistic adjective
- anti adjective, preposition
- anti noun
- be (dead) set against sth idiom
- contrary adjective (OPPOSITE)
- declare for/against sth phrasal verb
- defy verb
- down with...! idiom
- insurgent noun
- kick against the pricks idiom
- nimby noun
- object verb
- opponent noun
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