| deny(verb, attack, decline, reject, oppose) |
| contradict(verb, upset, break, attack, decline) |
| dispute(verb, meet, attack, consider, oppose) |
| refute(verb, upset, break, decline, reduce) |
| rebut(verb, upset, break, decline, reduce) |
| disprove(verb, upset, break, decline, reduce) |
| gainsay(verb, attack, decline, reject, oppose) |
| oppose(verb, meet, decline, reject, consider) |
| confute(verb, upset, break, reduce, consider) |
| debate(verb, attack, maintain, oppose, fight) |
| negate(verb, upset, break, decline, reject) |
| counter(verb, attack, oppose, fight, challenge) |
| discuss(verb, consider, maintain, oppose, dispute) |
| argue(verb, meet, attack, consider, maintain) |
| canvass(verb, consider, maintain, oppose, dispute) |
| contest(verb, meet, consider, oppose, fight) |
| contravene(verb, decline, reject, oppose, refuse) |
| question(verb, consider, maintain, oppose, dispute) |
| belie(verb, oppose, challenge, deny, undo) |
| confound(verb, upset, break, reduce, ruin) |