9
break(verb, disregard, ignore, refuse, hinder)
9
counteract(verb, stop, break, attack, maintain)
9
dispute(verb, support, stop, get, force)
9
infringe(verb, break, disregard, oppose, ignore)
9
repel(verb, support, stop, force, meet)
9
stand up to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
8
endure(verb, support, stop, take, force)
8
counter(verb, attack, oppose, fight, dispute)
8
revolt(verb, order, disturb, disregard, rise)
8
stand(verb, take, meet, oppose, play)
8
thwart(verb, stop, break, attack, maintain)
8
transgress(verb, break, disregard, oppose, ignore)
7
affront(verb, break, take, order, meet)
7
baffle(verb, challenge, resist, frustrate, confront)
7
contest(verb, support, force, maintain, oppose)
7
contradict(verb, break, attack, disregard, oppose)
7
deride(verb, break, reject, disregard, ignore)
7
encounter(verb, take, meet, attack, oppose)
7
refuse(verb, stop, attack, reject, maintain)
6
venture(verb, take, set, meet, oppose)
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