564 entries under verb topic. ×
| protest(attack, oppose, criticize, fight) | |
| ridicule(break, reject, disregard, ignore) | |
| mutiny(noun, disturb, disregard, rise) | |
| confound | |
| contend(stop, take, meet, attack) | |
| curb(stop, attack, maintain, oppose) | |
| decline(stop, disregard, restrain, ignore) | |
| defeat(disregard, challenge, resist, deceive) | |
| elude(challenge, resist, deceive, frustrate) | |
| foil(oppose, dispute, challenge, resist) | |
| gamble(take, advance, challenge, try) | |
| hinder(stop, break, attack, maintain) | |
| hold out(expression, phrasal verb, bear, endure) | |
| inhibit(stop, oppose, restrain, prevent) | |
| maintain(support, stop, force, attack) | |
| rebuff | |
| reject(break, disregard, delay, ignore) | |
| risk(take, set, advance, meet) | |
| stick(bear, informal, challenge, endure) | |
| bear(stop, take, meet, attack) |
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