speak against

VERB

oppose

Synonyms

STRONGEST

argue assail attack debate defy deny disagree dispute face fight prevent protest resist

STRONG

assault bar battle bombard check combat confront contradict controvert counter counterattack cross disapprove encounter expose gainsay hinder neutralize reverse taunt thwart withstand

WEAK

call in question face down fly in the face of frown at not countenance run counter to search out stand up to take a stand take issue take on turn the tables

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accept agree aid allow comply give in go along harmonize help retreat support surrender yield

STRONG

approve assist encourage forward make peace permit

WEAK

favor join participate

Example Sentences

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"Once you speak against the owners there is only one result."

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

But Habba seemed unimpressed by the coalition the Harris campaign assembled to speak against Trump.

From Salon • Aug. 24, 2024

On Wednesday, dozens of protesters returned to City Hall to speak against that idea as well.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2024

Describing an early mathematical epiphany, the same character says of equations: “They were in the paper, the ink, in me. The universe. Their invisibility could never speak against them or their being.”

From Scientific American • Jun. 23, 2023

I stood aside, afraid to move or speak against the fragile balance in the air.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon

speak against

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