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contradict(verb, break, check, decline, reject)
20
oppose(verb, break, check, decline, reject)
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defy(verb, break, disregard, oppose)
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break(verb, disregard, oppose, fail, do)
14
gainsay(verb, break, check, decline, reject)
13
refute(verb, break, decline, reject, disregard)
12
deny(verb, check, decline, reject, oppose)
11
negate(verb, break, check, decline, reject)
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traverse(verb, phrasal verb, law, break, check)
10
resist(verb, break, check, disregard, oppose)
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cross(verb, break, disregard, oppose, correct)
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disaffirm(verb, break, check, decline, reject)
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impugn(verb, break, check, disregard, oppose)
6
negative(verb, check, decline, reject, oppose)
5
dispute(verb, check, oppose, challenge)
3
dissent(verb, oppose, object, protest)
2
attack(verb, oppose, dispute, challenge)
2
blast(dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
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challenge(verb, oppose, ignore, dispute)
2
differ(verb, disregard, oppose, ignore)
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