| oppugn(verb, oppose, conflict, contrapose) |
| overstep(verb, break, disregard, ignore, hinder) |
| play at cross-purposes(expression, idiom, oppose, conflict, contrapose) |
| prevent(verb, correct, halt, resist, counter) |
| profane(adjective, rough, rude, impious) |
| protest(verb, resist, counter, confute) |
| rectify(verb, correct, halt, improve, resist) |
| reduce(verb, destroy, weaken, counter, conquer) |
| right(noun, correct, halt, resist, counter) |
| ruin(verb, destroy, harm, spoil) |
| run against(verb, resist, counter, confute) |
| run counter to(expression, idiom, oppose, conflict, contrapose) |
| run riot(verb, expression, ignore, defy, violate) |
| set aside(verb, expression, ignore, compensate, defy) |
| spurn(verb, break, disregard, ignore, hinder) |
| swim upstream(expression, oppose, conflict, contrapose) |
| take issue with(expression, idiom, oppose, conflict, contrapose) |
| thwart(verb, break, disregard, oppose, correct) |
| vote against(verb, resist, counter, confute) |
| withstand(verb, check, ignore, resist, deny) |