Difference between Contradict and Oppose

CONTRADICT vs OPPOSE: VERB

To be contrary to; to oppose; to resist.
To assert the contrary of; to oppose in words; to take issue with; to gainsay; to deny the truth of, as of a statement or a speaker; to impugn.

To compete with; to strive against.
To resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against; to confront; to resist; to withstand
To put in opposition, with a view to counterbalance or countervail; to set against; to offer antagonistically.
To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit.

Show to be false
Prove negative
To utter a contrary statement or a contradiction; deny.
Synonyms To gainsay, impugn, controvert, dispute. To contravene.
To speak or declare against; forbid.
To oppose; act or be directly contrary to; be inconsistent with: as, the statement which was made contradicts experience.
To deny the words or assertion of; address or speak of in contradiction: as, he contradicted the previous speaker; I contradicted him to his face.
To assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically: as, his statement was at once contradicted.

To set or place over against or directly opposite; confront or cause to confront, either literally or by way of comparison, contrast, etc.
To expose; show; display.
To propose; offer.
To place or interpose as an obstacle; place in opposition, as for the purpose of contradicting, countervailing, offsetting, or withstanding and defeating something.
To speak or act against; confront with adverse arguments or efforts; contradict; withstand; endeavor to frustrate or thwart.
To hinder; resist effectually; prevent; defeat: as, the army was not able to oppose the enemy's progress.
Synonyms Oppose, Resist, Withstand, combat, strive against, contravene. The first three words are all rather general, but oppose is not quite so strong as the others, as suggesting less of physical action; they all primarily convey the idea of receiving rather than making the attack, but oppose is least restricted to that meaning. See frustrate.
To stand over against another or one another; be opposite.
To interpose effort or objection; act or speak in opposition; be adverse or act adverse ly: sometimes with to or against.
Be against
Express opposition to
(idiom) (as opposed to) In contrast to.

Disavow, Violate, Gainsay, Antithetical, Rebut, Undermine, Disprove, Contradictory, Refute, Contrary, Oppose, Negate, Controvert, Belie, Contravene

Disapprove, Disagree, Denounce, Objecting, Reject, Fight down, Match, Pit, Fight back, Counterbalance, React, Controvert, Fight, Defend, Contradict

Invalidate, Conflicted, Violate, Antithetical, Rebut, Undermine, Disprove, Contradictory, Refute, Contrary, Oppose, Negate, Controvert, Belie, Contravene

Objection, Refuse, Opposition, Resist, Deny, Disapprove, Denounce, Objecting, Reject, Match, Pit, Fight back, Controvert, Fight, Contradict

All in all, do you strongly favor, favor, oppose, or strongly oppose.
Biden because you oppose Trump, vote for me because you oppose Trump.
Do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose these accommodations?
Smetana asked where are the citizens who oppose annexation; they were here some time ago to oppose annexation; none are here tonight.
All in all, do you strongly favor, favor, oppose, or strongly oppose the death penalty for persons convicted of murder?
For those and other reasons, I strongly oppose this amendment, and would ask my colleagues to oppose.
Many will oppose you and even use verses to oppose you.
Your original question is, if I oppose free school lunches, then somehow I oppose children.
He stands to oppose, the Speaker reminds him, he can sit and oppose too.
In most cases, the proper course for public lands conservationists is to oppose, oppose, and oppose to cause delay, delay, and delay.