69 entries under counter topic. ×

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deny(verb, attack, decline, reject, oppose)
17
contradict(verb, upset, break, attack, decline)
16
dispute(verb, meet, attack, consider, oppose)
14
disprove(verb, upset, break, decline, reduce)
14
gainsay(verb, attack, decline, reject, oppose)
13
oppose(verb, meet, decline, reject, consider)
12
debate(verb, attack, maintain, oppose, fight)
12
negate(verb, upset, break, decline, reject)
9
argue(verb, meet, attack, consider, maintain)
9
contest(verb, meet, consider, oppose, fight)
9
contravene(verb, decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
7
belie(verb, oppose, challenge, deny, undo)
7
negative(verb, decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
5
disaffirm(verb, oppose, refuse, challenge, deny)
5
disagree(verb, hold, attack, decline, reject)
5
traverse(verb, phrasal verb, law, oppose, refuse)
4
counteract(verb, oppose, challenge, deny, reverse)
4
cross(verb, attack, oppose, fight, challenge)
4
disclaim(verb, decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
4
expose(verb, upset, break, attack, fight)
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