3
opposed(adjective, hostile, unfriendly, antagonistic, contrary)
2
at cross-purposes(expression, adjective, hostile, counter, unfriendly)
2
at odds(expression, adjective, hostile, counter, unfriendly)
2
athwart
2
backward(adjective, difficult, awkward, forced, averse)
2
compelled(adjective, difficult, awkward, forced, averse)
2
counter(adjective, hostile, unfriendly, antagonistic, contrary)
2
fro
2
in opposition(expression, adjective, hostile, counter, unfriendly)
1
afraid(adjective, difficult, awkward, forced, averse)
1
against(adjective, preposition, hostile, counter, unfriendly)
1
against the tide(expression, idiom)
1
against the wind(expression, idiom)
1
allergic(adjective, hostile, counter, antagonistic, contrary)
1
anti(adjective, hostile, counter, unfriendly, antagonistic)
1
anticlockwise
1
antipathetic(adjective, hostile, counter, antagonistic, contrary)
1
antithetical(adjective, hostile, counter, antagonistic, contrary)
1
antonymous(adjective, hostile, counter, antagonistic, contrary)
1
arear
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