1
break(disregard, oppose, criticize, challenge, expose)
1
buck(verb, check, oppose, challenge, resist)
1
burn(oppose, crush, expose, contest, counter)
1
burn down(expression, oppose, crush, expose, counter)
1
bypass(verb, reject, dismiss, refuse, deny)
1
call on(verb, expression, decline, reject, refuse)
1
cancel(oppose, crush, expose, contest, counter)
1
cancel out(expression, oppose, crush, expose, counter)
1
carp(verb, oppose, criticize, object, protest)
1
cast aspersions upon(expression, idiom, criticize, dispute, challenge)
1
cast doubt upon(expression, idiom, criticize, dispute, challenge)
1
cavil(verb, oppose, criticize, object, protest)
1
charge(verb, oppose, criticize, object, protest)
1
check(verb, attack, fight, resist, deny)
1
clash(verb, challenge, deny, doubt, question)
1
come down on(expression, idiom, criticize, dispute, challenge)
1
complain(verb, oppose, criticize, object, protest)
1
conflict
1
confront(verb, attack, oppose, fight, challenge)
1
contrast
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