| revolt(maintain, oppose, declare, object, protest) |
| say no(verb, expression, idiom, decline, reject) |
| scrupulosity |
| scrupulousness |
| send regrets(verb, expression, decline, reject, dismiss) |
| shrink from |
| skepticize(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question) |
| smell a rat(expression, idiom, dispute, challenge, doubt) |
| sound off(verb, expression, maintain, oppose, criticize) |
| spurn(verb, decline, reject, oppose, dismiss) |
| stand |
| stickling(contradict, differ) |
| support |
| surmise(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question) |
| take dim view of(expression, idiom, dispute, challenge, doubt) |
| turn away(expression, decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw) |
| unwillingness(noun, dislike, challenge, disagreement, doubt) |
| wince(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate) |
| wonder at(verb, expression, dispute, challenge, doubt) |
| yield(withdraw, abandon, surrender, admit, retract) |