2
contradicting(verb, opposing)
2
contrary(hostile, different, antagonistic, opposite, opposing)
2
counter(hostile, different, antagonistic, contrary, opposite)
2
counteracting(verb, opposing, defying)
2
defending(verb, hostile, counter, different, antagonistic)
2
disagreeing(verb, hostile, counter, different, antagonistic)
2
dissenting(verb, contending, defying)
2
face-to-face(adjective, adverb, facing)
2
fronting
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hostile(counter, different, antagonistic, contrary, opposite)
2
in opposition to(expression, idiom)
2
inimical(hostile, counter, different, antagonistic, contrary)
2
objecting(verb, hostile, counter, different, antagonistic)
2
opposed(adjective, hostile, different, contrary, opposite)
2
opposition(noun, split, division, disagreement, hostility)
2
rebelling(verb, defying)
2
restrictive(hostile, counter, different, antagonistic, contrary)
2
wrestling(noun, verb, contending)
1
accosting
1
acquainting
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