3
vying(verb, opposing, competing, contending)
2
battling(verb, hostile, counter, different, antagonistic)
2
canvassing(verb, questioning)
2
checking(verb, opposing, negating)
2
confuting(verb, confuting)
2
contradictory(adjective, oppositional)
2
contrasting(verb, different, opposite, contending)
2
controverting(verb, hostile, counter, different, antagonistic)
2
defending(verb, hostile, counter, different, antagonistic)
2
defying(verb, opposing, disagreeing)
2
disaffirming(verb, negating, confuting)
2
disavowing(verb, negating, confuting)
2
discussing
2
disputatious
2
disputed(adjective, hostile, counter, different, antagonistic)
2
encountering(verb, contending)
2
facing(verb, hostile, counter, different, antagonistic)
2
feuding
2
fighting(verb, opposing, arguing, quarreling)
2
interrogating(verb, questioning)
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