21
remonstrate(verb, support, move, reject, maintain)
13
object(verb, support, reject, maintain, oppose)
13
protest(verb, support, reject, oppose, criticize)
10
argue(verb, move, maintain, oppose, dispute)
10
oppose(verb, reject, maintain, criticize, declare)
9
dissuade(verb, move, dispute, reason, prevent)
8
complain(verb, maintain, oppose, criticize, declare)
8
demur(verb, support, maintain, oppose, criticize)
8
warn(verb, prevent, discourage, thwart, deter)
6
except(verb, support, reject, maintain, oppose)
6
inveigh against(expression, maintain, oppose, declare, complain)
6
admonish(verb, criticize, condemn, object, blame)
6
disapprove(verb, oppose, criticize, censure, dislike)
6
kick(verb, phrasal verb, support, maintain, oppose)
5
exhort(verb, prevent, discourage, thwart, deter)
4
challenge(verb, support, oppose, fight, express)
4
cry out against(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, prevent)
4
deprecate(verb, reject, oppose, criticize, prevent)
4
reason with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, disagree, dissuade)
4
squawk(verb, phrasal verb, support, maintain, oppose)
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