18 entries under opposite topic. ×
| defending(adjective, alert, caring, hostile, counter) | |
| opposing(adjective, hostile, different, contrary, watchful) | |
| antipathetic(hostile, counter, different, antagonistic, contrary) | |
| antithetical(hostile, counter, different, antagonistic, contrary) | |
| clashing(hostile, counter, different, antagonistic, contrary) | |
| counter(hostile, different, antagonistic, contrary) | |
| incompatible(hostile, counter, different, antagonistic, contrary) | |
| irreconcilable(hostile, counter, different, antagonistic, contrary) | |
| against(hostile, counter, different, antagonistic) | |
| antagonistic(hostile, different, contrary, opposing) | |
| conflicting(hostile, different, antagonistic, contrary) | |
| contrary(hostile, different, antagonistic, opposing) | |
| contrasting | |
| different | |
| disparate(different, contrasting) | |
| divergent(different, contrasting) | |
| hostile(counter, different, antagonistic, contrary) | |
| opposed(hostile, different, contrary, opposing) |
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| APA | Smart Define. (2015). defensive thesaurus. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/defensive/thesaurus/synonyms |
| Chicago | Smart Define. 2015. "defensive thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/defensive/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 24, 2026). |
| Harvard | Smart Define 2015, defensive thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 24 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/defensive/thesaurus/synonyms>. |
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