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buck(verb, decline, oppose, dispute, bear)
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confront(verb, get, attack, oppose, fight)
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contradict(verb, attack, decline, oppose, fight)
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cross(verb, take, get, attack, oppose)
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defy(verb, get, attack, oppose, fight)
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deny(verb, attack, reject, oppose, fight)
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dispute(verb, get, attack, oppose, fight)
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dissent(verb, oppose, fight, resist, conflict)
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face(verb, take, attack, fight, bear)
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face down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, get, attack)
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fight(verb, take, attack, bear, endure)
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gainsay(verb, attack, oppose, fight, challenge)
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oppose(verb, fight, dispute, bear, challenge)
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resist(verb, take, attack, oppose, fight)
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search out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, get, attack)
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stand up to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
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take on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, attack)
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thwart(verb, attack, fight, bear, endure)
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traverse(verb, oppose, bear, challenge, endure)
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argue(verb, attack, decline, oppose, fight)
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MLASmart Define. "fly in the face of thesaurus" 17 May 2013. Web. 28 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/fly_in_the_face_of/thesaurus/synonyms>