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