9
remonstrate(verb, support, maintain, oppose, criticize)
9
vacillate(verb, dispute, stick, challenge, object)
9
waver(verb, withdraw, dispute, stick, challenge)
8
doubt(noun, verb, stop, dispute, difficulty)
8
opposition(noun, dislike, challenge, disagreement, doubt)
8
pause(noun, verb, object, doubt, protest)
8
question(noun, verb, dispute, difficulty, stick)
8
squawk(noun, verb, phrasal verb, support, act)
8
take exception(verb, expression, idiom, support, oppose)
7
deprecate(verb, oppose, criticize, dislike, challenge)
7
falter(verb, withdraw, stick, pause, shy)
7
qualm(noun, worry, concern, shame, doubt)
7
repudiate(verb, decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw)
7
stickle(verb, shy, disagree, contradict, hesitate)
6
boggle(verb, stick, pause, shy, hesitate)
6
cavil(noun, verb, oppose, criticize, dislike)
6
complaint(noun, challenge, opposition, protest, objection)
6
decline(verb, reject, oppose, dismiss, withdraw)
6
disagreement(noun, opposition, protest, argument, protestation)
6
disapproval(noun, dislike, disagreement, doubt, opposition)
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