564 entries under verb topic. ×
| restrain(stop, prevent, deter, prohibit) | |
| slight(disregard, reject, ignore, challenge) | |
| survive(bear, endure, resist, weather) | |
| antagonize(stop, attack, maintain, oppose) | |
| argue(support, force, attack, maintain) | |
| battle(stop, attack, maintain, oppose) | |
| buck(support, stop, force, attack) | |
| countermand | |
| counterwork | |
| declare | |
| defend | |
| demur(oppose, criticize, object, protest) | |
| deny(attack, fight, resist, face) | |
| frustrate(oppose, dispute, challenge, resist) | |
| go counter to(expression, idiom, disregard, ignore) | |
| grapple with(expression, take, meet, oppose) | |
| impede | |
| interfere(break, disregard, oppose, hinder) | |
| meddle(disregard, oppose, agreement, counteract) | |
| obstruct(attack, oppose, fight, resist) |
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