12
challenging(verb, opposing, disagreeing, confronting, counteracting)
10
daring(verb, confronting)
6
confronting(verb, opposing, confronting)
6
opposing(verb, adjective, opposing, disagreeing, counteracting)
5
resisting(verb, opposing)
4
braving(verb, confronting)
4
contradicting(verb, opposing, counteracting)
4
facing(verb, confronting)
4
unapologetic
3
checking(verb, opposing)
3
contravening
3
counteracting(verb, opposing, counteracting)
3
countering(verb, opposing)
3
defiant
3
dissenting(verb, adjective, disagreeing)
2
affronting
2
antagonizing(verb, opposing, disagreeing)
2
bearding
2
conflicting(verb, opposing, disagreeing)
2
crossing(verb, opposing)
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