| self-protective(adjective, self-justifying) | |
| shield | |
| adamant(adjective, disinclined) | |
| aegis | |
| against the grain(expression, idiom, hostile, counter, antagonistic) | |
| allergic(hostile, counter, different, antagonistic, contrary) | |
| anti(hostile, counter, different, antagonistic, contrary) | |
| antiaircraft | |
| antipathetic(hostile, counter, different, antagonistic, contrary) | |
| antisubmarine | |
| antitank | |
| antithetical(hostile, counter, different, antagonistic, contrary) | |
| antonymous(hostile, counter, different, antagonistic, contrary) | |
| armed | |
| armored | |
| assertive | |
| at cross-purposes(expression, hostile, counter, different, antagonistic) | |
| at odds(expression, hostile, counter, different, antagonistic) | |
| attentive(adjective, alert, careful, protective) | |
| averse(hostile, counter, different, antagonistic, contrary) |
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