5
vie(verb, consider, oppose, struggle, answer)
4
against(adjective, adverb, preposition, disgusting, reverse)
4
against the grain(expression, idiom, hostile, unfriendly, antagonistic)
4
antagonize(verb, oppose)
4
argue(verb, attack, oppose, fight, resist)
4
at war with(expression, idiom)
4
back
4
back to back(expression, idiom)
4
be at cross-purposes(expression, idiom)
4
be opposed to(expression, idiom)
4
beat(verb, stop, ruin, oppose, halt)
4
belie(verb, oppose, challenge, deny, reverse)
4
buck(verb, check, oppose, play, dispute)
4
bureau(noun, market, mart)
4
calculator
4
call
4
checkmate(verb, stop, beat, halt, curb)
4
combat(verb, check, attack, fight, resist)
4
come back at(verb, expression, idiom, return, acknowledge)
4
confute(verb, oppose, expose, contest, argue)
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