8
disputed(verb, adjective, engaged, opposed, contended)
8
contended(verb, contended, disagreed)
7
bickered(verb, engaged, bothered, disputed, contended)
7
debated(verb, adjective, thought, opposed, checked)
6
discussed(verb, conversed)
6
objected(verb, disagreed)
5
challenged(verb, adjective, opposed, disputed, disagreed)
5
opposed(verb, defended, contended, disagreed)
5
protested(verb, contended)
5
quarreled(verb, disputed, contended, fought, clashed)
5
quarrelled
4
defended(verb, defended, contended)
4
brawled(verb, contended, fought, clashed, quarreled)
4
conflicted(verb, varied, contended, disagreed, fought)
4
confronted(verb, contend, contended, conversed)
4
wrangled(verb, contended)
4
hassled(verb, contended)
4
resisted(verb, defended, contended)
3
clashed
2
talked(verb, conversed)
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