6
balk(verb, disregard, ignore, evade, violate)
6
call out(expression, challenge, dispute, provoke, demand)
6
dissent(verb, disturb, oppose, rise, criticize)
6
front(verb, advance, meet, oppose, provoke)
6
object(verb, disregard, oppose, criticize, ignore)
6
provoke(verb, get, oppose, dispute, challenge)
5
check(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
5
cross(verb, break, take, get, meet)
5
despise(verb, reject, disregard, ignore, challenge)
5
hold(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
5
meet(verb, take, oppose, play, allow)
5
repulse(verb, oppose, challenge, resist, frustrate)
5
attack(noun, verb, oppose, criticize, fight)
5
contemn(verb, reject, disregard, ignore, challenge)
5
defiance(noun, disregard, challenge, resistance, taunt)
5
differ(verb, disregard, oppose, criticize, ignore)
5
disagree(verb, attack, disregard, oppose, criticize)
5
disdain(noun, verb, reject, disregard, ignore)
5
gibe(verb, break, reject, disregard, ignore)
5
hold up(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
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