65 entries under refute topic. ×

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buck(verb, decline, oppose, dispute, bear)
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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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gainsay(verb, attack, oppose, fight, challenge)
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impugn(verb, get, oppose, dispute, provoke)
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oppose(verb, fight, dispute, bear, challenge)
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resist(verb, take, attack, oppose, fight)
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take on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, attack)
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traverse(verb, oppose, bear, challenge, endure)
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abate(undo, reverse, contradict, void)
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abolish(undo, reverse, contradict, void)
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annihilate(undo, reverse, contradict, void)
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answer(verb, oppose, dispute, resist, contradict)
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backtalk(verb, oppose, dispute, cross, resist)
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beat(verb, oppose, dispute, challenge, resist)
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belie(verb, oppose, challenge, deny, undo)
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blackball(undo, reverse, contradict, void)
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APASmart Define. (2013). fly in the face of thesaurus. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/fly_in_the_face_of/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2013, fly in the face of thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 29 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/fly_in_the_face_of/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "fly in the face of thesaurus" 17 May 2013. Web. 29 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/fly_in_the_face_of/thesaurus/synonyms>