- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|560
- Abbreviations|0
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| defensive(adjective, alert, caring, hostile) | |
| denying(verb, hostile, different, antagonistic) | |
| clashing(verb, hostile, different, antagonistic) | |
| confronting(verb, hostile, different, antagonistic) | |
| disputing(verb, hostile, different, antagonistic) | |
| facing(verb, hostile, different, antagonistic) | |
| objecting(verb, hostile, different, antagonistic) | |
| protesting(verb, hostile, different, antagonistic) | |
| against the grain(expression, adjective, idiom, hostile) | |
| allergic(hostile, different, antagonistic, contrary) | |
| anti(adjective, hostile, different, antagonistic) | |
| antonymous(hostile, different, antagonistic, contrary) | |
| at cross-purposes(expression, adjective, hostile, different) | |
| at odds(expression, adjective, hostile, different) | |
| averse(hostile, different, antagonistic, contrary) | |
| battling(hostile, different, antagonistic, contrary) | |
| combating(hostile, different, antagonistic, contrary) | |
| controverting(verb, hostile, different, antagonistic) | |
| crossing(hostile, different, antagonistic, contrary) | |
| disagreeing(hostile, different, antagonistic, contrary) |
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