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controversialist(reasoning, combatant)
11
opponent(person, opposition, agent, rebel)
10
antagonist(opposition, agent, rebel, criminal)
8
adversary(opposition, agent, rebel, criminal)
7
contestant(opposition, rival, opponent, champion)
7
competitor(opposition, agent, villain, rebel)
7
opposition(person, agent, rebel, criminal)
7
rival(opposition, agent, rebel, criminal)
7
wrangler(reasoning, opponent)
6
arguer
6
brawler(tough, opponent, champion, mercenary)
6
combatant(tough, opponent, combatant, competitor)
6
eristic(adjective, reasoning)
6
fighter(person, combatant)
6
foe(opposition, agent, villain, rebel)
5
assailant(opposition, agent, villain, rebel)
5
debater
5
enemy(match, opposition, someone, rival)
5
litigant(match, opposition, rival, opponent)
4
belligerent(tough, champion, combatant, mercenary)
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