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oppose(verb, support, place, check, consider)
18
resist(verb, check, attack, oppose, fight)
15
reverse(noun, adjective, adverb, support, attack)
13
bar(noun, verb, stop, attack, restrain)
12
check(verb, stop, attack, ruin, oppose)
12
contradict(verb, check, attack, oppose, fight)
12
hinder(verb, stop, check, attack, remove)
12
parry(noun, verb, oppose, dispute, expose)
9
thwart(verb, stop, check, attack, ruin)
9
contravene(verb, check, oppose, dispute, challenge)
8
cross(verb, attack, ruin, oppose, fight)
8
defy(verb, attack, oppose, fight, dispute)
8
obstruct(verb, stop, check, attack, ruin)
7
challenge(verb, oppose, play, deny, reverse)
7
disagree(verb, attack, oppose, fight, resist)
7
dispute(verb, check, attack, oppose, fight)
7
rebut(verb, oppose, expose, defend, answer)
7
refute(verb, oppose, dispute, challenge, deny)
6
confront(verb, stop, attack, consider, oppose)
6
controvert(verb, attack, oppose, fight, challenge)
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