2
contestant(noun, person, conflict, rival, opponent)
2
argument(noun, trouble, struggle, conflict, match)
2
contraposition(noun, action, split, struggle, disagreement)
2
animosity(noun, trouble, dispute, dislike, conflict)
2
con(noun, action, split, struggle, disagreement)
2
contrariety(noun, action, dislike, split, struggle)
2
discord(noun, trouble, dispute, dislike, challenge)
2
grapple(noun, action, split, struggle, disagreement)
2
hatred(noun, dislike, disagreement, resentment, resistance)
2
hostility(noun, action, dispute, dislike, struggle)
2
negativism(noun, action, split, struggle, disagreement)
2
obstructiveness(noun, action, split, struggle, disagreement)
2
repulsion(noun, action, split, struggle, disagreement)
2
resistance(noun, action, dislike, split, struggle)
2
riot(noun, match, contest, round, bout)
2
steeple chase(expression, idiom, contention)
2
tug of war(noun, expression, idiom, trouble, conflict)
1
engagement(noun, action, fight, challenge, struggle)
1
campaign
1
corrival(noun, person, conflict, competitor)
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