- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|560
- Abbreviations|0
| withstanding(verb, alert, watchful, opposing, protective) | |
| accommodating | |
| adjudging | |
| admitting | |
| against the grain(expression, adjective, idiom, hostile, counter) | |
| agitating | |
| agreeing | |
| aiding | |
| allergic(hostile, counter, different, antagonistic, contrary) | |
| antagonizing(verb, contending) | |
| anti(adjective, hostile, counter, different, antagonistic) | |
| antonymous(hostile, counter, different, antagonistic, contrary) | |
| apology | |
| applying | |
| armed | |
| arming | |
| asserting | |
| asseverating | |
| at cross-purposes(expression, adjective, hostile, counter, different) | |
| at odds(expression, adjective, hostile, counter, different) |
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