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impeding(adjective, opposing, oppositional)
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inhibiting(adjective, opposing, oppositional)
3
inquiring(adjective, questioning)
3
neutralizing(adjective, counteractive, counteracting)
3
querying(adjective, questioning)
3
rebuffing(adjective, opposing, oppositional)
3
repelling(adjective, opposing, oppositional)
3
repressing(adjective, opposing, oppositional)
3
repudiating(disagreeing, confuting)
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repulsing(adjective, opposing, oppositional)
3
suppressing(adjective, opposing, oppositional)
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appealing
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arousing
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asking
2
contending(adjective, rival, opposing, disagreeing)
2
contesting(opposing, competing)
2
countering(opposing, defying)
2
demurring
2
denying
2
disagreeing(opposing, disagreeing)
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