| gainsay(verb, attack, decline, reject, oppose) |
| hurt(verb, upset, affect) |
| spar(verb, hold, oppose, fight, dispute) |
| take exception(verb, expression, change, maintain, oppose) |
| war(verb, hold, meet, oppose, fight) |
| be at variance(verb, expression, idiom, change, vary) |
| challenge(verb, meet, oppose, criticize, ignore) |
| complain(verb, maintain, disturb, oppose, criticize) |
| defy(verb, attack, disregard, oppose, criticize) |
| deny(verb, attack, reject, oppose, fight) |
| deviate(verb, change, oppose, abandon, alter) |
| quibble(verb, hold, oppose, fight, dispute) |
| refuse(verb, decline, reject, oppose, refuse) |
| renounce(verb, decline, reject, oppose, refuse) |
| resist(verb, attack, maintain, disregard, oppose) |
| controvert(verb, hold, attack, decline, reject) |
| cross swords(verb, expression, fight, dispute, conflict) |
| disclaim(verb, decline, reject, oppose, refuse) |
| doubt(verb, decline, reject, oppose, refuse) |
| have words(verb, expression, hold, oppose, fight) |