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defensive(adjective, alert, caring, hostile, counter)
5
opposing(verb, adjective, hostile, contrary)
3
denying(verb, hostile, counter, antagonistic)
2
clashing(verb, hostile, counter, antagonistic)
2
conflicting(verb, hostile, antagonistic, contrary)
2
confronting(verb, hostile, counter, antagonistic)
2
contrasting(verb, opposite, contending)
2
disputing(verb, hostile, counter, antagonistic)
2
facing(verb, hostile, counter, antagonistic)
2
objecting(verb, hostile, counter, antagonistic)
2
protesting(verb, hostile, counter, antagonistic)
1
allergic(hostile, counter, antagonistic, contrary)
1
anti(adjective, hostile, counter, antagonistic)
1
antonymous(hostile, counter, antagonistic, contrary)
1
at cross-purposes(expression, adjective, hostile, counter)
1
at odds(expression, adjective, hostile, counter)
1
averse(hostile, counter, antagonistic, contrary)
1
battling(hostile, counter, antagonistic, contrary)
1
combating(hostile, counter, antagonistic, contrary)
1
controverting(verb, hostile, counter, antagonistic)
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