1
upside down
1
vice versa
1
warring(adjective, hostile, counter, antagonistic, contrary)
1
wayward(adjective, difficult, awkward, forced, averse)
1
widdershins
1
with crossed bayonets(expression, idiom)
0
abhorrent
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arsy-varsy
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ass-backwards
0
abominable
0
abutting(unfriendly, obstructive, unaccommodating)
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ado
0
adversarial(adjective, hostile, contrary, opposing)
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adverse(adjective, hostile, contrary, opposing)
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agin(unfriendly, obstructive, unaccommodating)
0
answerable(adjective, monomaniacal, unaccommodating, obliged, articled)
0
antagonistic(adjective, hostile, contrary, opposing, against)
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antithetic(unfriendly, obstructive, unaccommodating)
0
appetent(adjective, dissatisfied, jealous, unaccommodating, will-less)
0
asleep on job(expression, adjective, idiom, lazy, slack)
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